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Life Expectancy in Bulgaria vs North Korea (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 76.1 years in Bulgaria vs 74 in North Korea. Bulgaria is ranked 84/197 by life expectancy, and North Korea is 104/197. In Bulgaria, the life expectancy is 72.7 years for males and 79.7 years for females. In North Korea, it's 71.8 years for males and 76.2 years for females.

Bulgaria vs North Korea life expectancy at birth by year

Bulgaria
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria North Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 76.1 72.7 79.7 74 71.8 76.2
2025 76 72.5 79.5 73.9 71.7 76
2024 75.8 72.3 79.4 73.7 71.6 75.9
2023 75.6 72.2 79.2 73.6 71.5 75.7
2022 74 70.5 77.7 73.6 71.5 75.7
2021 71.4 68 75.1 73.4 71.3 75.5
2020 73.6 70 77.5 72.8 69.9 75.7
2019 75.1 71.6 78.7 72.9 69.9 75.9
2018 74.9 71.5 78.5 73 70.3 75.6
2017 74.8 71.4 78.3 73 70.4 75.5
2016 74.8 71.3 78.5 73 70.5 75.2
2015 74.6 71.2 78.1 72.8 70.4 75
2014 74.5 71.1 78 72.5 70 74.7
2013 74.8 71.3 78.5 71.9 69.2 74.3
2012 74.3 70.9 77.9 71.3 68.5 73.9
2011 74.2 70.7 77.7 70.8 67.7 73.6
2010 73.8 70.4 77.4 70.2 67 73.3
2009 73.7 70.2 77.3 69.7 66.2 73
2008 73.3 69.8 77 69.3 65.6 72.8
2007 73 69.5 76.6 69 65.2 72.6
2006 72.7 69.2 76.3 69.1 65.2 72.7
2005 72.6 69 76.3 69.2 65.3 72.8
2004 72.6 69.1 76.3 69.3 65.4 72.9
2003 72.4 68.9 76 69.4 65.5 72.9
2002 72.1 68.8 75.6 60.9 57.6 63.9
2001 71.9 68.5 75.4 60.9 57.6 63.9
2000 71.6 68.3 75 60.9 57.6 63.9
1999 71.6 68.2 75.1 60.9 57.6 63.9
1998 70.9 67.3 74.7 60.9 57.6 63.8
1997 70.3 67 73.9 60.9 57.5 63.8
1996 70.8 67.4 74.6 60.8 57.5 63.7
1995 71 67.4 74.9 60.8 57.4 63.6
1994 70.9 67.2 74.8 70.5 66.5 73.7
1993 71.2 67.6 75.1 70.8 67 73.8
1992 71.2 67.8 74.8 71 67.5 73.8
1991 71.2 68.1 74.5 70.7 67.6 73.3
1990 71.3 68.1 74.8 70.5 67.4 73
1989 71.5 68.3 74.9 70.3 67.2 72.8
1988 71.4 68.3 74.8 70.1 67 72.5
1987 71.3 68.3 74.6 69.8 66.7 72.2
1986 71.6 68.5 74.8 69.5 66.6 71.9
1985 71 68.1 74.3 69.2 66.3 71.6
1984 71.3 68.4 74.5 68.9 66 71.2
1983 71.2 68.4 74.3 68.5 65.6 70.8
1982 71.1 68.4 74 68.1 65.2 70.3
1981 71.5 68.8 74.3 67.7 64.8 69.9
1980 71.1 68.5 73.9 67.2 64.4 69.4
1979 71.2 68.6 74 66.7 64 68.9
1978 71.1 68.7 73.7 66.3 63.6 68.4
1977 70.8 68.3 73.5 65.8 63.1 67.9
1976 71.4 69 73.9 65.3 62.7 67.4
1975 71 68.6 73.5 64.8 62.2 66.9
1974 71.2 69 73.6 64.3 61.8 66.3
1973 71.3 69 73.7 63.8 61.3 65.8
1972 70.9 68.6 73.2 63.3 60.8 65.2
1971 70.9 68.6 73.2 62.7 60.2 64.6
1970 71.3 69.1 73.5 62 59.6 63.9
1969 70.5 68.3 72.8 61.4 59 63.3
1968 71.2 69.2 73.3 60.8 58.4 62.6
1967 70.4 68.4 72.5 60.1 57.7 61.9
1966 71.2 69.3 73.2 59.4 57.1 61.3
1965 71.3 69.4 73.2 58.8 56.5 60.6
1964 71.1 69.4 73 58.2 55.9 60
1963 70.3 68.7 72 57.6 55.3 59.4
1962 69.5 67.8 71.3 57 54.8 58.8
1961 70.2 68.4 72.1 56.4 54.2 58.2
1960 69.2 67.5 70.9 55.8 53.6 57.6
1959 66.6 65.1 68.2 55.2 53 56.9
1958 68.7 67 70.4 54.5 52.3 56.2
1957 66.6 64.9 68.3 53.7 51.5 55.5
1956 65.2 63.5 66.9 52.8 50.6 54.6
1955 64.8 63.1 66.6 51.8 49.6 53.6
1954 64.4 62.7 66.2 50.6 48.5 52.5
1953 64.2 62.5 66 40.3 34.5 45.4
1952 59.6 58.1 61.1 32.8 26.3 39.6
1951 60.7 59.1 62.3 17.7 13.7 25.3
1950 61.5 59.7 63.3 14.2 11.4 21.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 62.4 years in Bulgaria and 64.7 in North Korea. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 12.8 healthy years in Bulgaria and 14.9 in North Korea.

Bulgaria vs North Korea life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Bulgaria and North Korea, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
47.1 vs 46.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
77.1 vs 76.6 years

Median expected age of death:
79.8 vs 79.1 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Bulgaria North Korea
Male Female Male Female
40 98.5% 99.3% 97.7% 98.6%
50 94.5% 97.4% 94.1% 96.3%
60 84.2% 92.9% 86.9% 91.5%
65 75.6% 89.0% 80.7% 87.2%
70 64.7% 83.4% 71.2% 80.5%
75 51.9% 74.8% 57.7% 69.7%
80 37.3% 61.2% 39.9% 53.2%
85 21.8% 41.0% 21.2% 32.3%
90 8.8% 19.1% 7.7% 13.9%
95 2.0% 5.0% 1.7% 3.6%
100 0.2% 0.6% 0.2% 0.5%

Life expectancy by current age

Bulgaria
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Bulgaria North Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.7 101.8 101.9 101.8 102
99 100.9 100.8 100.9 101 100.9 101
98 100 99.9 100 100.1 100 100.2
97 99.1 99 99.1 99.3 99.1 99.3
96 98.2 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.2 98.4
95 97.4 97.3 97.4 97.5 97.3 97.6
94 96.6 96.5 96.6 96.7 96.5 96.7
93 95.8 95.6 95.8 95.9 95.6 95.9
92 95 94.8 95 95.1 94.8 95.1
91 94.2 94.1 94.3 94.3 94 94.3
90 93.5 93.3 93.5 93.5 93.2 93.6
89 92.7 92.5 92.8 92.7 92.4 92.8
88 92 91.8 92.2 92 91.6 92.1
87 91.4 91.1 91.5 91.2 90.9 91.4
86 90.7 90.4 90.9 90.5 90.2 90.7
85 90.1 89.8 90.3 89.9 89.4 90
84 89.5 89.1 89.7 89.2 88.7 89.4
83 89 88.5 89.2 88.5 88.1 88.8
82 88.4 87.9 88.7 87.9 87.4 88.2
81 87.9 87.3 88.2 87.3 86.8 87.6
80 87.4 86.7 87.8 86.8 86.2 87.1
79 86.9 86.2 87.3 86.2 85.6 86.6
78 86.5 85.6 87 85.7 85 86.1
77 86 85.1 86.6 85.2 84.5 85.7
76 85.6 84.6 86.2 84.8 84 85.2
75 85.2 84.2 85.9 84.3 83.5 84.8
74 84.8 83.7 85.6 83.9 83.1 84.5
73 84.5 83.2 85.3 83.5 82.6 84.1
72 84.1 82.7 85.1 83.1 82.2 83.8
71 83.8 82.3 84.8 82.8 81.8 83.5
70 83.4 81.9 84.6 82.5 81.5 83.2
69 83.1 81.4 84.3 82.1 81.1 83
68 82.8 81 84.1 81.8 80.8 82.7
67 82.4 80.6 83.9 81.6 80.4 82.5
66 82.1 80.2 83.7 81.3 80.1 82.2
65 81.8 79.8 83.5 81 79.8 82
64 81.5 79.4 83.3 80.8 79.5 81.8
63 81.3 79.1 83.1 80.6 79.3 81.6
62 81 78.7 83 80.3 79 81.4
61 80.7 78.4 82.8 80.1 78.8 81.3
60 80.5 78 82.6 79.9 78.6 81.1
59 80.2 77.7 82.5 79.8 78.4 81
58 80 77.4 82.3 79.6 78.2 80.8
57 79.8 77.2 82.2 79.4 78 80.7
56 79.5 76.9 82 79.3 77.8 80.6
55 79.4 76.6 81.9 79.1 77.7 80.4
54 79.2 76.4 81.8 79 77.5 80.3
53 79 76.2 81.7 78.8 77.3 80.2
52 78.8 76 81.6 78.7 77.1 80.1
51 78.7 75.8 81.5 78.5 77 80
50 78.5 75.6 81.4 78.4 76.8 79.9
49 78.4 75.4 81.3 78.3 76.7 79.8
48 78.2 75.3 81.2 78.2 76.6 79.7
47 78.1 75.1 81.1 78.1 76.5 79.6
46 78 75 81 78 76.3 79.5
45 77.9 74.9 81 77.9 76.2 79.4
44 77.8 74.8 80.9 77.8 76.1 79.3
43 77.7 74.7 80.8 77.7 76 79.3
42 77.7 74.6 80.8 77.6 75.9 79.2
41 77.6 74.5 80.7 77.5 75.8 79.1
40 77.5 74.4 80.7 77.4 75.7 79
39 77.5 74.3 80.6 77.3 75.6 79
38 77.4 74.3 80.6 77.2 75.5 78.9
37 77.4 74.2 80.6 77.2 75.4 78.8
36 77.3 74.1 80.5 77.1 75.3 78.8
35 77.3 74.1 80.5 77 75.2 78.7
34 77.2 74 80.5 76.9 75.1 78.7
33 77.2 73.9 80.5 76.9 75 78.6
32 77.1 73.9 80.4 76.8 74.9 78.5
31 77.1 73.9 80.4 76.7 74.8 78.5
30 77.1 73.8 80.4 76.6 74.7 78.4
29 77 73.8 80.4 76.5 74.6 78.4
28 77 73.7 80.3 76.5 74.6 78.3
27 77 73.7 80.3 76.4 74.5 78.2
26 76.9 73.6 80.3 76.3 74.4 78.2
25 76.9 73.6 80.3 76.2 74.3 78.1
24 76.9 73.6 80.3 76.2 74.2 78.1
23 76.8 73.5 80.3 76.1 74.1 78
22 76.8 73.5 80.2 76 74 78
21 76.8 73.5 80.2 75.9 73.9 77.9
20 76.8 73.4 80.2 75.8 73.8 77.9
19 76.7 73.4 80.2 75.8 73.7 77.8
18 76.7 73.3 80.2 75.7 73.6 77.8
17 76.7 73.3 80.1 75.7 73.6 77.7
16 76.7 73.3 80.1 75.6 73.5 77.7
15 76.6 73.3 80.1 75.6 73.4 77.6
14 76.6 73.2 80.1 75.5 73.4 77.6
13 76.6 73.2 80.1 75.5 73.4 77.6
12 76.6 73.2 80.1 75.5 73.3 77.6
11 76.6 73.2 80.1 75.4 73.3 77.5
10 76.6 73.2 80.1 75.4 73.3 77.5
9 76.6 73.2 80.1 75.4 73.2 77.5
8 76.6 73.2 80.1 75.3 73.2 77.4
7 76.6 73.2 80.1 75.3 73.1 77.4
6 76.6 73.2 80 75.2 73.1 77.4
5 76.5 73.1 80 75.2 73 77.3
4 76.5 73.1 80 75.1 72.9 77.3
3 76.5 73.1 80 75.1 72.9 77.2
2 76.5 73.1 80 75 72.8 77.2
1 76.5 73.1 80 74.9 72.8 77.1
0 76.1 72.7 79.7 74 71.8 76.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Bulgaria can expect to live to 77.1 years compared to 76.6 in North Korea, rising to 81.8 and 81 at 65, and to 87.4 and 86.8 at 80 — higher than the 76.1 and 74 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Bulgaria and North Korea.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Bulgaria
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Bulgaria North Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.38% 0.21% 0.56% 0.35% 0.16% 0.47%
99 0.64% 0.34% 0.93% 0.55% 0.27% 0.75%
98 1.03% 0.56% 1.49% 0.86% 0.44% 1.15%
97 1.6% 0.88% 2.3% 1.29% 0.7% 1.72%
96 2.39% 1.33% 3.42% 1.88% 1.07% 2.49%
95 3.44% 1.94% 4.92% 2.67% 1.58% 3.51%
94 4.82% 2.77% 6.82% 3.69% 2.26% 4.82%
93 6.54% 3.84% 9.17% 4.98% 3.15% 6.45%
92 8.62% 5.17% 12% 6.55% 4.28% 8.42%
91 11.1% 6.76% 15.3% 8.43% 5.68% 10.7%
90 13.8% 8.67% 18.9% 10.6% 7.37% 13.4%
89 16.9% 10.8% 22.9% 13.2% 9.36% 16.4%
88 20.2% 13.2% 27.2% 16% 11.7% 19.8%
87 23.7% 15.7% 31.6% 19.1% 14.2% 23.4%
86 27.4% 18.5% 36.1% 22.4% 17.1% 27.2%
85 31% 21.4% 40.6% 26% 20.2% 31.2%
84 34.7% 24.3% 45% 29.6% 23.5% 35.3%
83 38.3% 27.3% 49.3% 33.4% 27% 39.4%
82 41.8% 30.4% 53.3% 37.2% 30.6% 43.5%
81 45.3% 33.5% 57.1% 41% 34.3% 47.6%
80 48.6% 36.6% 60.6% 44.8% 38% 51.4%
79 51.7% 39.7% 63.8% 48.4% 41.6% 55.1%
78 54.6% 42.6% 66.7% 51.8% 45.1% 58.5%
77 57.3% 45.4% 69.4% 55.1% 48.5% 61.7%
76 59.9% 48.2% 71.8% 58.2% 51.8% 64.7%
75 62.3% 50.9% 74% 61.1% 54.9% 67.4%
74 64.6% 53.6% 76% 63.8% 57.8% 69.9%
73 66.8% 56.2% 77.9% 66.3% 60.6% 72.2%
72 68.9% 58.7% 79.6% 68.6% 63.1% 74.2%
71 70.9% 61.1% 81.1% 70.8% 65.5% 76.1%
70 72.8% 63.5% 82.5% 72.7% 67.8% 77.8%
69 74.5% 65.7% 83.8% 74.5% 69.8% 79.3%
68 76.2% 67.9% 85% 76.2% 71.7% 80.7%
67 77.9% 70.1% 86.1% 77.7% 73.6% 82%
66 79.4% 72.2% 87.1% 79.1% 75.2% 83.2%
65 80.9% 74.1% 88% 80.4% 76.8% 84.2%
64 82.2% 76% 88.9% 81.7% 78.2% 85.2%
63 83.6% 77.8% 89.7% 82.8% 79.5% 86.2%
62 84.8% 79.5% 90.5% 83.8% 80.7% 87%
61 86% 81.1% 91.2% 84.7% 81.7% 87.7%
60 87.1% 82.6% 91.9% 85.5% 82.7% 88.4%
59 88.1% 84% 92.5% 86.2% 83.6% 89%
58 89.1% 85.3% 93.1% 86.9% 84.4% 89.6%
57 90% 86.5% 93.7% 87.6% 85.1% 90.1%
56 90.8% 87.7% 94.1% 88.2% 85.8% 90.6%
55 91.5% 88.7% 94.6% 88.8% 86.6% 91.1%
54 92.2% 89.6% 95% 89.3% 87.2% 91.5%
53 92.9% 90.5% 95.4% 89.9% 87.9% 91.9%
52 93.5% 91.3% 95.7% 90.4% 88.5% 92.3%
51 94% 92.1% 96.1% 90.8% 89% 92.7%
50 94.5% 92.7% 96.4% 91.2% 89.5% 93%
49 94.9% 93.3% 96.7% 91.6% 90% 93.3%
48 95.4% 93.9% 96.9% 91.9% 90.4% 93.6%
47 95.7% 94.4% 97.1% 92.3% 90.8% 93.8%
46 96% 94.8% 97.3% 92.6% 91.1% 94.1%
45 96.3% 95.2% 97.5% 92.8% 91.4% 94.3%
44 96.6% 95.6% 97.7% 93.1% 91.8% 94.5%
43 96.8% 95.9% 97.9% 93.4% 92.1% 94.7%
42 97% 96.1% 98% 93.6% 92.4% 94.9%
41 97.2% 96.4% 98.1% 93.9% 92.7% 95.1%
40 97.4% 96.6% 98.3% 94.1% 92.9% 95.3%
39 97.6% 96.8% 98.4% 94.3% 93.2% 95.5%
38 97.7% 97% 98.5% 94.5% 93.4% 95.6%
37 97.9% 97.2% 98.5% 94.7% 93.7% 95.7%
36 98% 97.4% 98.6% 94.9% 93.9% 95.9%
35 98.1% 97.5% 98.7% 95% 94.1% 96%
34 98.2% 97.7% 98.7% 95.2% 94.3% 96.1%
33 98.3% 97.8% 98.8% 95.4% 94.5% 96.3%
32 98.4% 97.9% 98.9% 95.5% 94.7% 96.4%
31 98.4% 98% 98.9% 95.7% 94.9% 96.5%
30 98.5% 98.1% 98.9% 95.9% 95.2% 96.6%
29 98.6% 98.2% 99% 96% 95.3% 96.7%
28 98.7% 98.3% 99% 96.2% 95.5% 96.9%
27 98.7% 98.4% 99.1% 96.3% 95.7% 97%
26 98.8% 98.5% 99.1% 96.5% 95.9% 97.1%
25 98.8% 98.6% 99.1% 96.6% 96.1% 97.2%
24 98.9% 98.6% 99.2% 96.8% 96.3% 97.3%
23 98.9% 98.7% 99.2% 96.9% 96.5% 97.4%
22 99% 98.8% 99.2% 97.1% 96.7% 97.5%
21 99% 98.9% 99.2% 97.2% 96.8% 97.6%
20 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 97.3% 97% 97.7%
19 99.2% 99% 99.3% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
18 99.2% 99.1% 99.3% 97.6% 97.3% 97.8%
17 99.2% 99.1% 99.4% 97.7% 97.4% 97.9%
16 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 97.7% 97.5% 98%
15 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 97.8% 97.6% 98%
14 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 97.9% 97.7% 98.1%
13 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 97.9% 97.7% 98.1%
12 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 98% 97.8% 98.1%
11 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 98% 97.9% 98.2%
10 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 98.1% 97.9% 98.2%
9 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 98.1% 98% 98.3%
8 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 98.2% 98.1% 98.3%
7 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 98.2% 98.1% 98.4%
6 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 98.3% 98.2% 98.4%
5 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 98.4% 98.3% 98.5%
4 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 98.5% 98.4% 98.6%
3 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 98.5% 98.5% 98.6%
2 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 98.6% 98.6% 98.7%
1 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 98.7% 98.6% 98.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 87.1% of newborns in Bulgaria and 85.5% in North Korea are expected to live past 60, 72.8% and 72.7% past 70, 48.6% and 44.8% past 80, and only 13.8% and 10.6% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Bulgaria
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Bulgaria North Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 42.6% 42.7% 42.6% 39.3% 42% 39%
99 40.2% 40.5% 40.1% 37.3% 40% 37%
98 37.9% 38.3% 37.7% 35.4% 38.3% 35%
97 35.5% 36.2% 35.3% 33.5% 36.4% 33%
96 33.1% 34% 32.8% 31.5% 34.5% 31%
95 30.7% 31.7% 30.3% 29.6% 32.4% 29.1%
94 28.5% 29.9% 27.9% 27.7% 30.3% 27.1%
93 26.3% 28% 25.6% 25.8% 28.2% 25.2%
92 24.2% 25.7% 23.5% 24% 26.4% 23.4%
91 22.1% 23.5% 21.4% 22.3% 24.6% 21.6%
90 20.1% 22% 19.4% 20.7% 22.9% 20%
89 18.2% 19.9% 17.5% 19.2% 21.3% 18.4%
88 16.4% 17.8% 15.7% 17.7% 19.7% 16.9%
87 14.7% 16.3% 14% 16.2% 18.2% 15.4%
86 13.2% 14.9% 12.4% 14.9% 16.7% 14.1%
85 11.8% 13.5% 11% 13.6% 15.4% 12.8%
84 10.6% 12.1% 9.79% 12.4% 14.1% 11.6%
83 9.41% 10.9% 8.63% 11.3% 12.9% 10.4%
82 8.45% 10.2% 7.55% 10.3% 11.8% 9.42%
81 7.6% 9.36% 6.64% 9.31% 10.7% 8.45%
80 6.78% 8.48% 5.83% 8.35% 9.7% 7.51%
79 5.96% 7.59% 5.02% 7.45% 8.7% 6.63%
78 5.29% 6.85% 4.37% 6.65% 7.81% 5.86%
77 4.77% 6.25% 3.86% 5.94% 7.02% 5.19%
76 4.32% 5.76% 3.4% 5.31% 6.3% 4.58%
75 3.91% 5.34% 2.98% 4.74% 5.65% 4.04%
74 3.57% 4.97% 2.62% 4.24% 5.07% 3.58%
73 3.31% 4.65% 2.36% 3.79% 4.55% 3.16%
72 3.06% 4.33% 2.14% 3.38% 4.08% 2.79%
71 2.79% 3.97% 1.91% 3.01% 3.66% 2.46%
70 2.54% 3.65% 1.69% 2.69% 3.28% 2.17%
69 2.37% 3.44% 1.52% 2.4% 2.95% 1.92%
68 2.23% 3.26% 1.4% 2.18% 2.69% 1.72%
67 2.09% 3.07% 1.28% 1.99% 2.46% 1.56%
66 1.94% 2.86% 1.15% 1.81% 2.23% 1.42%
65 1.81% 2.66% 1.06% 1.64% 2.02% 1.29%
64 1.69% 2.47% 0.99% 1.49% 1.82% 1.18%
63 1.57% 2.29% 0.92% 1.34% 1.63% 1.07%
62 1.47% 2.13% 0.85% 1.2% 1.45% 0.96%
61 1.38% 2.01% 0.8% 1.07% 1.29% 0.86%
60 1.26% 1.81% 0.74% 0.96% 1.15% 0.77%
59 1.15% 1.64% 0.67% 0.86% 1.04% 0.69%
58 1.08% 1.55% 0.62% 0.79% 0.95% 0.63%
57 0.99% 1.42% 0.57% 0.73% 0.89% 0.58%
56 0.9% 1.27% 0.53% 0.69% 0.85% 0.54%
55 0.83% 1.16% 0.49% 0.66% 0.81% 0.51%
54 0.76% 1.07% 0.44% 0.63% 0.78% 0.48%
53 0.69% 0.99% 0.39% 0.59% 0.74% 0.45%
52 0.63% 0.89% 0.36% 0.55% 0.68% 0.42%
51 0.57% 0.79% 0.34% 0.5% 0.62% 0.38%
50 0.52% 0.71% 0.32% 0.45% 0.56% 0.35%
49 0.48% 0.66% 0.29% 0.41% 0.5% 0.32%
48 0.43% 0.6% 0.26% 0.37% 0.45% 0.29%
47 0.38% 0.51% 0.23% 0.34% 0.41% 0.27%
46 0.33% 0.44% 0.21% 0.32% 0.38% 0.26%
45 0.31% 0.42% 0.2% 0.3% 0.36% 0.24%
44 0.28% 0.37% 0.18% 0.29% 0.35% 0.23%
43 0.24% 0.31% 0.16% 0.28% 0.34% 0.22%
42 0.22% 0.29% 0.14% 0.27% 0.32% 0.21%
41 0.2% 0.27% 0.13% 0.25% 0.31% 0.2%
40 0.18% 0.24% 0.12% 0.24% 0.29% 0.18%
39 0.16% 0.21% 0.11% 0.22% 0.27% 0.17%
38 0.15% 0.2% 0.09% 0.21% 0.26% 0.16%
37 0.14% 0.19% 0.08% 0.2% 0.25% 0.15%
36 0.12% 0.17% 0.08% 0.19% 0.24% 0.14%
35 0.11% 0.15% 0.07% 0.18% 0.23% 0.13%
34 0.11% 0.15% 0.06% 0.18% 0.23% 0.13%
33 0.1% 0.15% 0.06% 0.18% 0.22% 0.13%
32 0.09% 0.12% 0.05% 0.17% 0.22% 0.13%
31 0.08% 0.1% 0.05% 0.17% 0.22% 0.13%
30 0.07% 0.1% 0.04% 0.17% 0.21% 0.12%
29 0.07% 0.09% 0.04% 0.17% 0.21% 0.12%
28 0.07% 0.09% 0.04% 0.16% 0.2% 0.12%
27 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.16% 0.2% 0.12%
26 0.06% 0.09% 0.03% 0.16% 0.2% 0.11%
25 0.06% 0.09% 0.03% 0.15% 0.19% 0.11%
24 0.06% 0.08% 0.03% 0.15% 0.19% 0.11%
23 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.15% 0.19% 0.1%
22 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.15% 0.19% 0.1%
21 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.14% 0.19% 0.1%
20 0.05% 0.08% 0.03% 0.14% 0.18% 0.09%
19 0.06% 0.08% 0.03% 0.13% 0.16% 0.09%
18 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.11% 0.14% 0.08%
17 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.1% 0.12% 0.07%
16 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
15 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
14 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
13 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
12 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.02% 0.02% 0.009% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
10 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
9 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
8 0.01% 0.02% 0.008% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
7 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
6 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
5 0.01% 0.02% 0.009% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
4 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
3 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
2 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% 0.08% 0.08% 0.09%
1 0.04% 0.03% 0.04% 0.09% 0.08% 0.1%
0 0.46% 0.52% 0.39% 1.28% 1.37% 1.19%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/bulgaria/north-korea | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Bulgaria compared to North Korea, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 0.46% in the birth year in Bulgaria and 1.28% in North Korea, 0.07% vs 0.17% at age 30, 1.26% vs 0.96% at 60, and 6.78% vs 8.35% at 80.

Death rate by age in Bulgaria vs North Korea

Bulgaria
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Bulgaria North Korea
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 11.6 0 32.4 27.9 0 50.8
99 257.1 139.5 372 206.6 109.9 276.7
98 389 214 562 303 170.2 403
97 567 317 811 431 254.9 567
96 791 451 1,123 593 368 773
95 1,058 616 1,491 790 511 1,021
94 1,372 826 1,905 1,022 685 1,308
93 1,721 1,076 2,352 1,285 890 1,627
92 2,082 1,328 2,820 1,574 1,129 1,969
91 2,440 1,591 3,273 1,883 1,398 2,325
90 2,790 1,902 3,665 2,203 1,688 2,682
89 3,085 2,156 4,006 2,521 1,991 3,027
88 3,313 2,348 4,273 2,825 2,296 3,343
87 3,495 2,570 4,422 3,101 2,589 3,616
86 3,621 2,762 4,487 3,339 2,862 3,835
85 3,678 2,885 4,481 3,531 3,104 3,992
84 3,664 2,939 4,406 3,672 3,307 4,083
83 3,605 2,985 4,249 3,768 3,474 4,116
82 3,536 3,088 4,020 3,826 3,610 4,102
81 3,444 3,140 3,791 3,819 3,684 4,017
80 3,296 3,106 3,532 3,741 3,684 3,860
79 3,081 3,010 3,202 3,605 3,618 3,650
78 2,888 2,915 2,917 3,446 3,523 3,427
77 2,732 2,839 2,678 3,273 3,406 3,199
76 2,584 2,776 2,442 3,088 3,262 2,962
75 2,439 2,719 2,208 2,896 3,099 2,725
74 2,308 2,664 1,994 2,704 2,932 2,498
73 2,210 2,613 1,837 2,510 2,756 2,279
72 2,111 2,542 1,703 2,318 2,577 2,069
71 1,975 2,428 1,548 2,133 2,399 1,873
70 1,847 2,318 1,394 1,955 2,223 1,689
69 1,764 2,261 1,277 1,790 2,058 1,522
68 1,701 2,214 1,191 1,657 1,927 1,389
67 1,630 2,152 1,104 1,544 1,809 1,278
66 1,540 2,066 1,002 1,429 1,681 1,177
65 1,462 1,975 930 1,320 1,552 1,086
64 1,389 1,881 880 1,214 1,425 1,003
63 1,313 1,781 825 1,108 1,296 919
62 1,246 1,696 772 1,004 1,170 836
61 1,189 1,628 728 907 1,055 755
60 1,100 1,498 676 819 953 681
59 1,011 1,374 624 744 869 616
58 961 1,318 581 685 805 562
57 895 1,227 538 642 759 521
56 818 1,113 498 609 726 489
55 755 1,024 462 584 702 463
54 701 958 420 561 677 440
53 643 895 371 533 646 415
52 587 814 345 498 605 387
51 536 728 329 458 555 357
50 489 658 305 415 501 325
49 452 612 279.6 375 450 296.5
48 414 562 253.9 341 407 272.2
47 362 484 228.2 315 373 253.7
46 320 422 207.9 296.1 350 240.1
45 303 401 195 283 334 230.1
44 269.4 353 177.6 272.8 322 221.6
43 230.5 297.7 157.1 263 311 212.6
42 209.5 274 139.2 251.7 299.4 201.7
41 196.4 259.3 127.9 238.5 285.9 188.8
40 177.6 229.7 121.7 223.9 270.8 174.8
39 158.6 208.2 105.8 209.5 255.8 161.1
38 144.8 196.7 89.4 196.7 242.2 149
37 135.5 185.2 82.5 186.5 231.3 139.5
36 119.3 161.1 75 179.1 223.4 132.6
35 105.7 142.3 66.9 174.2 218.1 128.2
34 104.1 144.4 61.2 171.1 214.5 125.5
33 100.7 142 56.5 168.9 211.7 124
32 84.5 116 51 167 208.9 123
31 74.7 102.1 45.6 164.8 205.5 122
30 71.3 98.7 42.2 162.2 201.7 120.6
29 68.3 93.2 41.6 159.1 197.5 118.7
28 64.2 85.9 40.9 155.8 193.5 116.1
27 61.1 83.3 37.8 152.8 190.4 113.2
26 61.1 89 32 150.1 188.3 109.9
25 61 91.4 28.7 147.9 187.2 106.5
24 57.4 81.5 31.4 145.8 186.4 103
23 52.9 72.3 31.9 143.8 185.7 99.7
22 49.7 68.3 29.9 141.3 183.9 96.4
21 49.4 69.7 27.9 137.5 179.7 93
20 52.7 74.7 29.4 131.4 171.8 88.9
19 56.6 77.7 34.1 122.1 158.6 83.6
18 49 66.9 30 109.8 140.8 77.1
17 37.4 51.7 22.4 95.6 120.3 69.6
16 31.3 42.9 19.1 81.3 99.8 61.8
15 27.2 35.5 18.4 68.7 82.2 54.4
14 22.6 27.7 17.1 58.8 68.8 48.2
13 17.1 20.6 13.4 52.2 60.3 43.6
12 14 18 9.73 48.7 56.2 40.8
11 14.9 20.2 9.28 48.1 56 39.8
10 13.7 15.8 11.5 50.2 59.5 40.4
9 11.9 12.2 11.6 54.2 65.3 42.4
8 12.4 16.3 8.27 59.2 72 45.6
7 13.7 16.2 11 64.5 78.2 50
6 14.1 14.8 13.4 69.7 83.3 55.3
5 13.1 17.3 8.71 74.4 86.5 61.5
4 14.8 19.6 9.7 77.9 86.8 68.5
3 20.8 19.1 22.5 80.4 84.3 76.3
2 24.8 24.5 25 83.2 81.1 85.3
1 36.6 33.6 39.8 87.6 79 96.8
0 456 519 390 1,281 1,366 1,190

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/bulgaria/north-korea | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Bulgaria, the most common age of death is 85, compared to 82 in North Korea. The median age of death is 79.5 in Bulgaria and 78.5 in North Korea, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Bulgaria and North Korea more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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