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

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 76.1 years in Bulgaria vs 84.6 in South Korea. Bulgaria is ranked 84/197 by life expectancy, and South Korea is 4/197. In Bulgaria, the life expectancy is 72.7 years for males and 79.7 years for females. In South Korea, it's 81.6 years for males and 87.5 years for females.

Bulgaria vs South Korea life expectancy at birth by year

Bulgaria
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 76.1 72.7 79.7 84.6 81.6 87.5
2025 76 72.5 79.5 84.5 81.4 87.4
2024 75.8 72.3 79.4 84.4 81.3 87.3
2023 75.6 72.2 79.2 84.3 81.2 87.2
2022 74 70.5 77.7 82.7 79.6 85.8
2021 71.4 68 75.1 83.9 80.5 86.9
2020 73.6 70 77.5 83.7 80.3 86.8
2019 75.1 71.6 78.7 83.7 80.3 86.7
2018 74.9 71.5 78.5 83.3 79.9 86.4
2017 74.8 71.4 78.3 83.3 79.9 86.4
2016 74.8 71.3 78.5 82.9 79.4 86.1
2015 74.6 71.2 78.1 82.5 79 85.8
2014 74.5 71.1 78 82.4 78.7 85.7
2013 74.8 71.3 78.5 81.8 78.2 85.2
2012 74.3 70.9 77.9 81.3 77.7 84.7
2011 74.2 70.7 77.7 81.2 77.5 84.6
2010 73.8 70.4 77.4 80.7 77.1 84.2
2009 73.7 70.2 77.3 80.6 76.9 84
2008 73.3 69.8 77 80 76.3 83.5
2007 73 69.5 76.6 79.4 75.9 82.8
2006 72.7 69.2 76.3 79 75.4 82.5
2005 72.6 69 76.3 78.4 74.8 82
2004 72.6 69.1 76.3 78 74.3 81.6
2003 72.4 68.9 76 77.5 73.8 81.1
2002 72.1 68.8 75.6 77.2 73.4 81
2001 71.9 68.5 75.4 76.9 73 80.8
2000 71.6 68.3 75 76.2 72.3 80.1
1999 71.6 68.2 75.1 75.6 71.7 79.6
1998 70.9 67.3 74.7 75 71 79.1
1997 70.3 67 73.9 74.5 70.5 78.6
1996 70.8 67.4 74.6 74 70 78.1
1995 71 67.4 74.9 73.4 69.3 77.5
1994 70.9 67.2 74.8 72.9 68.8 77.1
1993 71.2 67.6 75.1 72.7 68.6 77
1992 71.2 67.8 74.8 72.2 68.1 76.4
1991 71.2 68.1 74.5 71.4 67.2 75.8
1990 71.3 68.1 74.8 71 66.8 75.4
1989 71.5 68.3 74.9 70.7 66.3 75.2
1988 71.4 68.3 74.8 70.2 65.7 74.9
1987 71.3 68.3 74.6 69.3 64.9 74
1986 71.6 68.5 74.8 69 64.5 73.8
1985 71 68.1 74.3 68.4 63.9 73.2
1984 71.3 68.4 74.5 68.1 63.7 72.8
1983 71.2 68.4 74.3 66.7 62.3 71.5
1982 71.1 68.4 74 67.1 62.5 72
1981 71.5 68.8 74.3 67.1 62.4 72.3
1980 71.1 68.5 73.9 64.8 60.5 69.7
1979 71.2 68.6 74 66.1 61.5 71.3
1978 71.1 68.7 73.7 65 60.5 70
1977 70.8 68.3 73.5 64.6 60.3 69.4
1976 71.4 69 73.9 65 60.9 69.5
1975 71 68.6 73.5 64.7 60.6 69.1
1974 71.2 69 73.6 64.2 60.2 68.6
1973 71.3 69 73.7 63.8 59.9 68
1972 70.9 68.6 73.2 63.2 59.3 67.4
1971 70.9 68.6 73.2 62.7 58.9 66.7
1970 71.3 69.1 73.5 62.2 58.5 66.1
1969 70.5 68.3 72.8 61.4 57.7 65.4
1968 71.2 69.2 73.3 60.9 57.2 64.9
1967 70.4 68.4 72.5 60.9 57.2 64.8
1966 71.2 69.3 73.2 55.4 52.5 58.7
1965 71.3 69.4 73.2 55.8 52.9 59
1964 71.1 69.4 73 55.3 52.7 58.3
1963 70.3 68.7 72 55 52.5 57.7
1962 69.5 67.8 71.3 55 52.7 57.6
1961 70.2 68.4 72.1 54.4 52 57
1960 69.2 67.5 70.9 53.8 51.4 56.3
1959 66.6 65.1 68.2 52.9 50.6 55.5
1958 68.7 67 70.4 51.8 49.5 54.3
1957 66.6 64.9 68.3 51.6 49.5 53.8
1956 65.2 63.5 66.9 50.2 48.1 52.5
1955 64.8 63.1 66.6 48.4 46.2 50.7
1954 64.4 62.7 66.2 46.1 43.9 48.4
1953 64.2 62.5 66 40.5 36.8 44.8
1952 59.6 58.1 61.1 36.6 31.7 42.9
1951 60.7 59.1 62.3 26.6 21 38.2
1950 61.5 59.7 63.3 22.2 17.5 34.6

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 72.5 in South Korea. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 12.8 healthy years in Bulgaria and 19.6 in South Korea.

Bulgaria vs South 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 South 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 55.0 years

Mean expected age of death:
77.1 vs 85.0 years

Median expected age of death:
79.8 vs 86.8 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Bulgaria South Korea
Male Female Male Female
40 98.5% 99.3% 99.6% 99.8%
50 94.5% 97.4% 98.5% 99.3%
60 84.2% 92.9% 95.0% 98.2%
65 75.6% 89.0% 91.3% 96.8%
70 64.7% 83.4% 85.0% 93.9%
75 51.9% 74.8% 76.8% 89.4%
80 37.3% 61.2% 63.7% 80.9%
85 21.8% 41.0% 45.9% 67.4%
90 8.8% 19.1% 25.7% 47.7%
95 2.0% 5.0% 9.3% 25.4%
100 0.2% 0.6% 1.7% 8.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Bulgaria
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Bulgaria South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.7 101.8 102.8 102.1 102.9
99 100.9 100.8 100.9 102 101.3 102.1
98 100 99.9 100 101.2 100.4 101.3
97 99.1 99 99.1 100.5 99.6 100.6
96 98.2 98.2 98.3 99.7 98.8 99.8
95 97.4 97.3 97.4 99 98 99.1
94 96.6 96.5 96.6 98.3 97.2 98.5
93 95.8 95.6 95.8 97.6 96.5 97.8
92 95 94.8 95 96.9 95.7 97.2
91 94.2 94.1 94.3 96.2 95 96.6
90 93.5 93.3 93.5 95.6 94.4 96
89 92.7 92.5 92.8 95 93.7 95.5
88 92 91.8 92.2 94.4 93.1 95
87 91.4 91.1 91.5 93.9 92.5 94.5
86 90.7 90.4 90.9 93.3 91.9 94
85 90.1 89.8 90.3 92.8 91.3 93.6
84 89.5 89.1 89.7 92.4 90.8 93.2
83 89 88.5 89.2 91.9 90.3 92.8
82 88.4 87.9 88.7 91.5 89.8 92.4
81 87.9 87.3 88.2 91.1 89.3 92.1
80 87.4 86.7 87.8 90.7 88.9 91.7
79 86.9 86.2 87.3 90.3 88.5 91.4
78 86.5 85.6 87 89.9 88.1 91.1
77 86 85.1 86.6 89.6 87.7 90.9
76 85.6 84.6 86.2 89.3 87.3 90.6
75 85.2 84.2 85.9 89 87 90.4
74 84.8 83.7 85.6 88.7 86.7 90.2
73 84.5 83.2 85.3 88.5 86.4 90
72 84.1 82.7 85.1 88.3 86.1 89.9
71 83.8 82.3 84.8 88 85.9 89.7
70 83.4 81.9 84.6 87.8 85.6 89.6
69 83.1 81.4 84.3 87.6 85.3 89.4
68 82.8 81 84.1 87.4 85.1 89.3
67 82.4 80.6 83.9 87.2 84.8 89.1
66 82.1 80.2 83.7 87 84.6 89
65 81.8 79.8 83.5 86.8 84.4 88.9
64 81.5 79.4 83.3 86.7 84.2 88.8
63 81.3 79.1 83.1 86.5 84 88.7
62 81 78.7 83 86.4 83.8 88.7
61 80.7 78.4 82.8 86.3 83.7 88.6
60 80.5 78 82.6 86.2 83.5 88.5
59 80.2 77.7 82.5 86.1 83.4 88.5
58 80 77.4 82.3 86 83.3 88.4
57 79.8 77.2 82.2 85.9 83.1 88.4
56 79.5 76.9 82 85.8 83 88.4
55 79.4 76.6 81.9 85.8 82.9 88.3
54 79.2 76.4 81.8 85.7 82.8 88.3
53 79 76.2 81.7 85.6 82.8 88.3
52 78.8 76 81.6 85.6 82.7 88.2
51 78.7 75.8 81.5 85.5 82.6 88.2
50 78.5 75.6 81.4 85.5 82.5 88.2
49 78.4 75.4 81.3 85.4 82.5 88.1
48 78.2 75.3 81.2 85.4 82.4 88.1
47 78.1 75.1 81.1 85.4 82.4 88.1
46 78 75 81 85.3 82.3 88.1
45 77.9 74.9 81 85.3 82.3 88.1
44 77.8 74.8 80.9 85.2 82.2 88
43 77.7 74.7 80.8 85.2 82.2 88
42 77.7 74.6 80.8 85.2 82.2 88
41 77.6 74.5 80.7 85.2 82.1 88
40 77.5 74.4 80.7 85.1 82.1 88
39 77.5 74.3 80.6 85.1 82.1 88
38 77.4 74.3 80.6 85.1 82.1 87.9
37 77.4 74.2 80.6 85.1 82 87.9
36 77.3 74.1 80.5 85.1 82 87.9
35 77.3 74.1 80.5 85.1 82 87.9
34 77.2 74 80.5 85 82 87.9
33 77.2 73.9 80.5 85 82 87.9
32 77.1 73.9 80.4 85 82 87.9
31 77.1 73.9 80.4 85 82 87.9
30 77.1 73.8 80.4 85 81.9 87.9
29 77 73.8 80.4 85 81.9 87.8
28 77 73.7 80.3 85 81.9 87.8
27 77 73.7 80.3 85 81.9 87.8
26 76.9 73.6 80.3 85 81.9 87.8
25 76.9 73.6 80.3 85 81.9 87.8
24 76.9 73.6 80.3 85 81.9 87.8
23 76.8 73.5 80.3 84.9 81.9 87.8
22 76.8 73.5 80.2 84.9 81.9 87.8
21 76.8 73.5 80.2 84.9 81.9 87.8
20 76.8 73.4 80.2 84.9 81.8 87.8
19 76.7 73.4 80.2 84.9 81.8 87.8
18 76.7 73.3 80.2 84.9 81.8 87.8
17 76.7 73.3 80.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
16 76.7 73.3 80.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
15 76.6 73.3 80.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
14 76.6 73.2 80.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
13 76.6 73.2 80.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
12 76.6 73.2 80.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
11 76.6 73.2 80.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
10 76.6 73.2 80.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
9 76.6 73.2 80.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
8 76.6 73.2 80.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
7 76.6 73.2 80.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
6 76.6 73.2 80 84.9 81.8 87.7
5 76.5 73.1 80 84.8 81.8 87.7
4 76.5 73.1 80 84.8 81.8 87.7
3 76.5 73.1 80 84.8 81.7 87.7
2 76.5 73.1 80 84.8 81.7 87.7
1 76.5 73.1 80 84.8 81.7 87.7
0 76.1 72.7 79.7 84.6 81.6 87.5

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 85 in South Korea, rising to 81.8 and 86.8 at 65, and to 87.4 and 90.7 at 80 — higher than the 76.1 and 84.6 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Bulgaria
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Bulgaria South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.38% 0.21% 0.56% 5.61% 1.7% 8.36%
99 0.64% 0.34% 0.93% 7.43% 2.54% 11%
98 1.03% 0.56% 1.49% 9.59% 3.68% 14%
97 1.6% 0.88% 2.3% 12.1% 5.15% 17.4%
96 2.39% 1.33% 3.42% 15% 6.99% 21.2%
95 3.44% 1.94% 4.92% 18.1% 9.22% 25.2%
94 4.82% 2.77% 6.82% 21.5% 11.8% 29.5%
93 6.54% 3.84% 9.17% 25.2% 14.8% 34%
92 8.62% 5.17% 12% 29.1% 18.2% 38.5%
91 11.1% 6.76% 15.3% 33% 21.7% 43%
90 13.8% 8.67% 18.9% 37.1% 25.6% 47.5%
89 16.9% 10.8% 22.9% 41.2% 29.5% 51.8%
88 20.2% 13.2% 27.2% 45.2% 33.6% 56%
87 23.7% 15.7% 31.6% 49.1% 37.6% 60%
86 27.4% 18.5% 36.1% 52.9% 41.7% 63.7%
85 31% 21.4% 40.6% 56.5% 45.6% 67.1%
84 34.7% 24.3% 45% 60% 49.4% 70.3%
83 38.3% 27.3% 49.3% 63.2% 53.1% 73.2%
82 41.8% 30.4% 53.3% 66.3% 56.7% 75.9%
81 45.3% 33.5% 57.1% 69.2% 60.1% 78.3%
80 48.6% 36.6% 60.6% 71.9% 63.3% 80.6%
79 51.7% 39.7% 63.8% 74.5% 66.4% 82.7%
78 54.6% 42.6% 66.7% 76.8% 69.2% 84.5%
77 57.3% 45.4% 69.4% 79% 71.8% 86.2%
76 59.9% 48.2% 71.8% 80.9% 74.2% 87.7%
75 62.3% 50.9% 74% 82.6% 76.4% 89%
74 64.6% 53.6% 76% 84.1% 78.3% 90.1%
73 66.8% 56.2% 77.9% 85.5% 80% 91.1%
72 68.9% 58.7% 79.6% 86.7% 81.6% 91.9%
71 70.9% 61.1% 81.1% 87.8% 83.1% 92.7%
70 72.8% 63.5% 82.5% 89% 84.6% 93.5%
69 74.5% 65.7% 83.8% 90% 86% 94.2%
68 76.2% 67.9% 85% 91% 87.3% 94.8%
67 77.9% 70.1% 86.1% 92% 88.6% 95.4%
66 79.4% 72.2% 87.1% 92.8% 89.8% 95.9%
65 80.9% 74.1% 88% 93.5% 90.8% 96.4%
64 82.2% 76% 88.9% 94.2% 91.7% 96.7%
63 83.6% 77.8% 89.7% 94.7% 92.5% 97%
62 84.8% 79.5% 90.5% 95.2% 93.3% 97.3%
61 86% 81.1% 91.2% 95.7% 93.9% 97.5%
60 87.1% 82.6% 91.9% 96.1% 94.5% 97.7%
59 88.1% 84% 92.5% 96.4% 95% 97.9%
58 89.1% 85.3% 93.1% 96.8% 95.5% 98.1%
57 90% 86.5% 93.7% 97% 95.9% 98.2%
56 90.8% 87.7% 94.1% 97.3% 96.3% 98.3%
55 91.5% 88.7% 94.6% 97.5% 96.7% 98.5%
54 92.2% 89.6% 95% 97.7% 97% 98.6%
53 92.9% 90.5% 95.4% 97.9% 97.3% 98.6%
52 93.5% 91.3% 95.7% 98.1% 97.5% 98.7%
51 94% 92.1% 96.1% 98.2% 97.7% 98.8%
50 94.5% 92.7% 96.4% 98.4% 97.9% 98.9%
49 94.9% 93.3% 96.7% 98.5% 98.1% 98.9%
48 95.4% 93.9% 96.9% 98.6% 98.3% 99%
47 95.7% 94.4% 97.1% 98.7% 98.4% 99.1%
46 96% 94.8% 97.3% 98.8% 98.6% 99.1%
45 96.3% 95.2% 97.5% 98.9% 98.7% 99.2%
44 96.6% 95.6% 97.7% 99% 98.8% 99.2%
43 96.8% 95.9% 97.9% 99.1% 98.9% 99.2%
42 97% 96.1% 98% 99.1% 99% 99.3%
41 97.2% 96.4% 98.1% 99.2% 99% 99.3%
40 97.4% 96.6% 98.3% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
39 97.6% 96.8% 98.4% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
38 97.7% 97% 98.5% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
37 97.9% 97.2% 98.5% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
36 98% 97.4% 98.6% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
35 98.1% 97.5% 98.7% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
34 98.2% 97.7% 98.7% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
33 98.3% 97.8% 98.8% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
32 98.4% 97.9% 98.9% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
31 98.4% 98% 98.9% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
30 98.5% 98.1% 98.9% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
29 98.6% 98.2% 99% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
28 98.7% 98.3% 99% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
27 98.7% 98.4% 99.1% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
26 98.8% 98.5% 99.1% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
25 98.8% 98.6% 99.1% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
24 98.9% 98.6% 99.2% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
23 98.9% 98.7% 99.2% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
22 99% 98.8% 99.2% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
21 99% 98.9% 99.2% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
20 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
19 99.2% 99% 99.3% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
18 99.2% 99.1% 99.3% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
17 99.2% 99.1% 99.4% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
16 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
15 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
14 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
13 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
12 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
11 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
10 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
9 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
8 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
7 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
6 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
5 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 99.8% 99.7% 99.8%
4 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
3 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
2 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
1 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%

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 96.1% in South Korea are expected to live past 60, 72.8% and 89% past 70, 48.6% and 71.9% past 80, and only 13.8% and 37.1% 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
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Bulgaria South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 42.6% 42.7% 42.6% 26.2% 35.5% 25.5%
99 40.2% 40.5% 40.1% 24.5% 33.3% 23.7%
98 37.9% 38.3% 37.7% 22.6% 30.9% 21.6%
97 35.5% 36.2% 35.3% 20.8% 28.6% 19.7%
96 33.1% 34% 32.8% 19% 26.3% 17.8%
95 30.7% 31.7% 30.3% 17.4% 24.2% 16.1%
94 28.5% 29.9% 27.9% 15.9% 22.2% 14.5%
93 26.3% 28% 25.6% 14.6% 20.2% 13%
92 24.2% 25.7% 23.5% 13.3% 18.3% 11.7%
91 22.1% 23.5% 21.4% 12% 16.5% 10.5%
90 20.1% 22% 19.4% 10.9% 14.9% 9.42%
89 18.2% 19.9% 17.5% 9.87% 13.4% 8.4%
88 16.4% 17.8% 15.7% 8.91% 12.1% 7.47%
87 14.7% 16.3% 14% 8% 10.8% 6.61%
86 13.2% 14.9% 12.4% 7.17% 9.69% 5.83%
85 11.8% 13.5% 11% 6.42% 8.66% 5.13%
84 10.6% 12.1% 9.79% 5.75% 7.75% 4.52%
83 9.41% 10.9% 8.63% 5.15% 6.96% 3.98%
82 8.45% 10.2% 7.55% 4.63% 6.26% 3.52%
81 7.6% 9.36% 6.64% 4.18% 5.65% 3.13%
80 6.78% 8.48% 5.83% 3.79% 5.1% 2.8%
79 5.96% 7.59% 5.02% 3.42% 4.6% 2.5%
78 5.29% 6.85% 4.37% 3.07% 4.12% 2.22%
77 4.77% 6.25% 3.86% 2.72% 3.65% 1.95%
76 4.32% 5.76% 3.4% 2.38% 3.21% 1.69%
75 3.91% 5.34% 2.98% 2.07% 2.8% 1.44%
74 3.57% 4.97% 2.62% 1.8% 2.45% 1.23%
73 3.31% 4.65% 2.36% 1.58% 2.16% 1.06%
72 3.06% 4.33% 2.14% 1.41% 1.95% 0.94%
71 2.79% 3.97% 1.91% 1.31% 1.81% 0.86%
70 2.54% 3.65% 1.69% 1.25% 1.72% 0.81%
69 2.37% 3.44% 1.52% 1.19% 1.65% 0.76%
68 2.23% 3.26% 1.4% 1.11% 1.56% 0.69%
67 2.09% 3.07% 1.28% 1.02% 1.44% 0.62%
66 1.94% 2.86% 1.15% 0.9% 1.3% 0.53%
65 1.81% 2.66% 1.06% 0.78% 1.14% 0.44%
64 1.69% 2.47% 0.99% 0.68% 0.99% 0.37%
63 1.57% 2.29% 0.92% 0.59% 0.88% 0.31%
62 1.47% 2.13% 0.85% 0.53% 0.78% 0.27%
61 1.38% 2.01% 0.8% 0.46% 0.69% 0.24%
60 1.26% 1.81% 0.74% 0.41% 0.62% 0.21%
59 1.15% 1.64% 0.67% 0.37% 0.56% 0.19%
58 1.08% 1.55% 0.62% 0.33% 0.5% 0.17%
57 0.99% 1.42% 0.57% 0.3% 0.45% 0.15%
56 0.9% 1.27% 0.53% 0.27% 0.41% 0.13%
55 0.83% 1.16% 0.49% 0.24% 0.36% 0.11%
54 0.76% 1.07% 0.44% 0.21% 0.32% 0.1%
53 0.69% 0.99% 0.39% 0.19% 0.28% 0.09%
52 0.63% 0.89% 0.36% 0.17% 0.25% 0.08%
51 0.57% 0.79% 0.34% 0.15% 0.23% 0.08%
50 0.52% 0.71% 0.32% 0.14% 0.2% 0.07%
49 0.48% 0.66% 0.29% 0.13% 0.19% 0.07%
48 0.43% 0.6% 0.26% 0.12% 0.17% 0.06%
47 0.38% 0.51% 0.23% 0.11% 0.15% 0.06%
46 0.33% 0.44% 0.21% 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
45 0.31% 0.42% 0.2% 0.09% 0.12% 0.05%
44 0.28% 0.37% 0.18% 0.08% 0.11% 0.04%
43 0.24% 0.31% 0.16% 0.07% 0.1% 0.04%
42 0.22% 0.29% 0.14% 0.06% 0.09% 0.04%
41 0.2% 0.27% 0.13% 0.06% 0.08% 0.03%
40 0.18% 0.24% 0.12% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
39 0.16% 0.21% 0.11% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
38 0.15% 0.2% 0.09% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
37 0.14% 0.19% 0.08% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
36 0.12% 0.17% 0.08% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
35 0.11% 0.15% 0.07% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
34 0.11% 0.15% 0.06% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
33 0.1% 0.15% 0.06% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
32 0.09% 0.12% 0.05% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
31 0.08% 0.1% 0.05% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
30 0.07% 0.1% 0.04% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
29 0.07% 0.09% 0.04% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
28 0.07% 0.09% 0.04% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
27 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
26 0.06% 0.09% 0.03% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
25 0.06% 0.09% 0.03% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
24 0.06% 0.08% 0.03% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
23 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
22 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
21 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
20 0.05% 0.08% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
19 0.06% 0.08% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
18 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.008%
17 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.009% 0.01% 0.007%
16 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.008% 0.009% 0.006%
15 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.007% 0.008% 0.006%
14 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.006% 0.006% 0.005%
13 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
12 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
11 0.02% 0.02% 0.009% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
10 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.005% 0.006% 0.005%
9 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.006% 0.006% 0.006%
8 0.01% 0.02% 0.008% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
7 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.007% 0.007% 0.007%
6 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.008% 0.008% 0.008%
5 0.01% 0.02% 0.009% 0.009% 0.009% 0.009%
4 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
3 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
2 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02%
1 0.04% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
0 0.46% 0.52% 0.39% 0.19% 0.2% 0.17%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 0.46% in the birth year in Bulgaria and 0.19% in South Korea, 0.07% vs 0.02% at age 30, 1.26% vs 0.41% at 60, and 6.78% vs 3.79% at 80.

Death rate by age in Bulgaria vs South Korea

Bulgaria
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Bulgaria South Korea
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 11.6 0 32.4 1,496 465 2,272
99 257.1 139.5 372 1,820 846 2,596
98 389 214 562 2,167 1,138 3,025
97 567 317 811 2,513 1,472 3,426
96 791 451 1,123 2,846 1,839 3,778
95 1,058 616 1,491 3,154 2,227 4,062
94 1,372 826 1,905 3,435 2,625 4,281
93 1,721 1,076 2,352 3,670 2,997 4,428
92 2,082 1,328 2,820 3,854 3,319 4,513
91 2,440 1,591 3,273 3,978 3,585 4,529
90 2,790 1,902 3,665 4,047 3,805 4,469
89 3,085 2,156 4,006 4,064 3,960 4,351
88 3,313 2,348 4,273 4,023 4,047 4,181
87 3,495 2,570 4,422 3,931 4,072 3,963
86 3,621 2,762 4,487 3,793 4,036 3,713
85 3,678 2,885 4,481 3,628 3,949 3,445
84 3,664 2,939 4,406 3,448 3,833 3,175
83 3,605 2,985 4,249 3,257 3,697 2,914
82 3,536 3,088 4,020 3,068 3,548 2,673
81 3,444 3,140 3,791 2,894 3,393 2,454
80 3,296 3,106 3,532 2,726 3,228 2,253
79 3,081 3,010 3,202 2,548 3,050 2,065
78 2,888 2,915 2,917 2,355 2,849 1,876
77 2,732 2,839 2,678 2,149 2,624 1,680
76 2,584 2,776 2,442 1,925 2,380 1,478
75 2,439 2,719 2,208 1,706 2,136 1,283
74 2,308 2,664 1,994 1,512 1,917 1,112
73 2,210 2,613 1,837 1,347 1,729 968
72 2,111 2,542 1,703 1,225 1,589 862
71 1,975 2,428 1,548 1,153 1,507 801
70 1,847 2,318 1,394 1,109 1,458 760
69 1,764 2,261 1,277 1,068 1,416 712
68 1,701 2,214 1,191 1,012 1,359 656
67 1,630 2,152 1,104 936 1,279 588
66 1,540 2,066 1,002 837 1,167 507
65 1,462 1,975 930 730 1,035 424
64 1,389 1,881 880 636 909 354
63 1,313 1,781 825 563 810 305
62 1,246 1,696 772 501 727 266.7
61 1,189 1,628 728 443 649 231.4
60 1,100 1,498 676 398 585 204.3
59 1,011 1,374 624 359 531 182.7
58 961 1,318 581 322 481 162.3
57 895 1,227 538 290 435 143.6
56 818 1,113 498 260.8 391 126.9
55 755 1,024 462 232.6 349 111.9
54 701 958 420 206.2 309 98.8
53 643 895 371 182.4 273 88.5
52 587 814 345 164.8 244.9 82.1
51 536 728 329 151 221.8 77.5
50 489 658 305 137.9 200.6 72.6
49 452 612 279.6 126.7 182.6 68.3
48 414 562 253.9 116.1 166 63.9
47 362 484 228.2 104.4 148.4 58.3
46 320 422 207.9 93.1 131.9 52.6
45 303 401 195 84.3 118.5 48.1
44 269.4 353 177.6 76.2 106.4 44
43 230.5 297.7 157.1 68.6 95.3 40.2
42 209.5 274 139.2 61.9 85.1 37
41 196.4 259.3 127.9 55.8 75.6 34.2
40 177.6 229.7 121.7 50.2 66.9 31.8
39 158.6 208.2 105.8 44.8 58.7 29.5
38 144.8 196.7 89.4 40.1 51.5 27.4
37 135.5 185.2 82.5 36.1 45.3 25.6
36 119.3 161.1 75 32.3 39.8 23.6
35 105.7 142.3 66.9 28.9 35.1 21.7
34 104.1 144.4 61.2 26 31.3 20
33 100.7 142 56.5 23.6 28.1 18.4
32 84.5 116 51 21.5 25.4 16.9
31 74.7 102.1 45.6 19.7 23.3 15.6
30 71.3 98.7 42.2 18.2 21.5 14.5
29 68.3 93.2 41.6 16.8 19.9 13.4
28 64.2 85.9 40.9 15.6 18.5 12.5
27 61.1 83.3 37.8 14.6 17.3 11.8
26 61.1 89 32 13.8 16.2 11.2
25 61 91.4 28.7 13.2 15.4 10.8
24 57.4 81.5 31.4 12.8 14.9 10.5
23 52.9 72.3 31.9 12.6 14.8 10.3
22 49.7 68.3 29.9 12.5 14.7 10.1
21 49.4 69.7 27.9 12.4 14.7 9.89
20 52.7 74.7 29.4 12.1 14.4 9.53
19 56.6 77.7 34.1 11.5 13.8 9.02
18 49 66.9 30 10.5 12.6 8.27
17 37.4 51.7 22.4 9.2 10.9 7.37
16 31.3 42.9 19.1 7.83 9.14 6.44
15 27.2 35.5 18.4 6.59 7.52 5.6
14 22.6 27.7 17.1 5.61 6.25 4.94
13 17.1 20.6 13.4 5.01 5.45 4.54
12 14 18 9.73 4.72 5.06 4.37
11 14.9 20.2 9.28 4.77 5.05 4.47
10 13.7 15.8 11.5 5.33 5.63 5.02
9 11.9 12.2 11.6 6.1 6.42 5.75
8 12.4 16.3 8.27 6.71 7.03 6.38
7 13.7 16.2 11 7.2 7.46 6.92
6 14.1 14.8 13.4 7.76 7.93 7.57
5 13.1 17.3 8.71 8.61 8.68 8.54
4 14.8 19.6 9.7 9.92 9.86 9.98
3 20.8 19.1 22.5 11.9 11.7 12.1
2 24.8 24.5 25 14.9 14.5 15.2
1 36.6 33.6 39.8 19.6 19.2 20.2
0 456 519 390 189.5 203.7 174.6

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/bulgaria/south-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 89 in South Korea. The median age of death is 79.5 in Bulgaria and 86.8 in South 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 South Korea more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

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

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