Bulgaria's life expectancy from birth was just 36 years at the beginning of the nineteenth century, and it increased to 40 years by the beginning of the twentieth century (the consistency of this increase suggests that the figures are based on the average for the 1800s). Life expectancy then increased to 43.8 years by 1915, before the First World War and Spanish Flu Pandemic caused it to fall by almost two years. Apart from a small decrease in the 1940s, due to the Second World War, Bulgaria's life expectancy then grew to 70 years in the 1960s, where it plateaued around 71 until the 2000s. In the past two decades, life expectancy has increased again by almost four years, reaching almost 75 years in 2020.
Life expectancy (from birth) in Bulgaria from 1800 to 2020
Characteristic
Life expectancy in years
2020
74.85
2015
74.25
2010
73.14
2005
72.2
2000
70.97
1995
71.12
1990
71.4
1985
71.24
1980
71.1
1975
71.07
1970
70.9
1965
70.27
1960
66.77
1955
62.32
1950
56.44
1945
51.54
1940
51.88
1935
49.7
1930
46.72
1925
44.64
1920
42.06
1915
43.84
1910
43.46
1905
42.56
1900
40.08
1895
39.88
1890
39.66
1885
39.44
1880
39.22
1875
39.02
1870
38.8
1865
38.58
1860
38.36
1855
38.12
1850
37.92
1845
37.7
1840
37.48
1835
37.26
1830
37.02
1825
36.82
1820
36.6
1815
36.38
1810
36.16
1805
35.92
1800
35.8
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UN DESA, & Gapminder. (August 31, 2019). Life expectancy (from birth) in Bulgaria from 1800 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071016/life-expectancy-bulgaria-1800-2020/
UN DESA, und Gapminder. "Life expectancy (from birth) in Bulgaria from 1800 to 2020." Chart. August 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071016/life-expectancy-bulgaria-1800-2020/
UN DESA, Gapminder. (2019). Life expectancy (from birth) in Bulgaria from 1800 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071016/life-expectancy-bulgaria-1800-2020/
UN DESA, and Gapminder. "Life Expectancy (from Birth) in Bulgaria from 1800 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071016/life-expectancy-bulgaria-1800-2020/
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