The average life expectancy in Bulgaria has started to rise again and reaches 75.6 years, the government press service announced. The positive trend is mainly associated with the subsiding impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The average life expectancy in the European Union reaches 81.4 years.
According to the Annual Report for 2024 on the state of health of citizens and the implementation of the National Health Strategy 2030 adopted by the cabinet, Bulgaria lags behind the EU Member States. Chronic non-communicable diseases, which are the main cause of disability, reduced working capacity and death, remain a serious challenge.
The trend of decreasing mortality continues - 15.6 per 1,000 people, but despite this, the country remains with the highest total mortality rate among EU countries. The most common cause of death is circulatory system diseases (60.7%), followed by neoplasms (17.0%).
Editor: Diana Tsankova
Publication in English: Al. Markov
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