Life expectancy vs. health spending in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 75.64 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Bulgaria, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Bulgaria stood at 75.64 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Bulgaria peaked at 75.64 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.57 years, in 1952.
Bulgaria ranks 115th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.23 years | 59.57 years | 68.71 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.5 years | 69.18 years | 71.31 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.1 years | 70.77 years | 71.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.31 years | 71.05 years | 71.55 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.03 years | 70.31 years | 71.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.58 years | 71.58 years | 73.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.59 years | 73.81 years | 75.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.67 years | 71.41 years | 75.64 years | 4 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 35,768 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 22.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.08 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 36,549 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 34,885 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 60.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 33,230 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.01 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Bulgaria?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Bulgaria was 75.64 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.64 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.57 years in 1952.
- How does Bulgaria rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Bulgaria ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.