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Life Expectancy in Bulgaria vs Zambia (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 76.1 years in Bulgaria vs 66.9 in Zambia. Bulgaria is ranked 84/197 by life expectancy, and Zambia is 161/197. In Bulgaria, the life expectancy is 72.7 years for males and 79.7 years for females. In Zambia, it's 64.4 years for males and 69.3 years for females.

Bulgaria vs Zambia life expectancy at birth by year

Bulgaria
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 76.1 72.7 79.7 66.9 64.4 69.3
2025 76 72.5 79.5 66.7 64.3 69.1
2024 75.8 72.3 79.4 66.5 64.1 68.9
2023 75.6 72.2 79.2 66.3 63.9 68.7
2022 74 70.5 77.7 65.3 62.8 67.7
2021 71.4 68 75.1 62.4 59.8 64.9
2020 73.6 70 77.5 63.4 60.7 66
2019 75.1 71.6 78.7 62.9 60.3 65.4
2018 74.9 71.5 78.5 62.1 59.7 64.5
2017 74.8 71.4 78.3 61.6 59.2 63.9
2016 74.8 71.3 78.5 61.1 58.9 63.3
2015 74.6 71.2 78.1 60.7 58.5 62.8
2014 74.5 71.1 78 60.1 58.1 62
2013 74.8 71.3 78.5 59.4 57.6 61.2
2012 74.3 70.9 77.9 58.7 57 60.3
2011 74.2 70.7 77.7 57.8 56.2 59.4
2010 73.8 70.4 77.4 56.9 55.5 58.2
2009 73.7 70.2 77.3 55.9 54.7 56.9
2008 73.3 69.8 77 54.8 53.7 55.9
2007 73 69.5 76.6 53.7 52.9 54.5
2006 72.7 69.2 76.3 52.7 51.9 53.3
2005 72.6 69 76.3 51.6 51 52.1
2004 72.6 69.1 76.3 50.5 49.9 51.1
2003 72.4 68.9 76 49.6 48.7 50.4
2002 72.1 68.8 75.6 48.5 47.7 49.1
2001 71.9 68.5 75.4 47.4 46.6 48.1
2000 71.6 68.3 75 46.6 45.8 47.3
1999 71.6 68.2 75.1 45.9 45.1 46.7
1998 70.9 67.3 74.7 45.7 44.8 46.5
1997 70.3 67 73.9 45.7 44.7 46.7
1996 70.8 67.4 74.6 45.8 44.7 46.7
1995 71 67.4 74.9 46.1 44.9 47.1
1994 70.9 67.2 74.8 46.3 45.2 47.4
1993 71.2 67.6 75.1 46.7 45.4 47.8
1992 71.2 67.8 74.8 47 45.7 48.1
1991 71.2 68.1 74.5 47.4 46.2 48.6
1990 71.3 68.1 74.8 48.2 46.9 49.4
1989 71.5 68.3 74.9 48.9 47.5 50.2
1988 71.4 68.3 74.8 49.7 48.2 51.1
1987 71.3 68.3 74.6 50.4 48.8 51.9
1986 71.6 68.5 74.8 51.1 49.5 52.8
1985 71 68.1 74.3 52 50.2 53.7
1984 71.3 68.4 74.5 52.9 51.1 54.6
1983 71.2 68.4 74.3 53.7 51.9 55.3
1982 71.1 68.4 74 54.4 52.5 56.1
1981 71.5 68.8 74.3 55 53.2 56.7
1980 71.1 68.5 73.9 55.5 53.8 57.1
1979 71.2 68.6 74 56 54.4 57.7
1978 71.1 68.7 73.7 56.3 54.9 57.8
1977 70.8 68.3 73.5 56.3 54.8 57.7
1976 71.4 69 73.9 56.1 54.8 57.4
1975 71 68.6 73.5 55.7 54.5 57
1974 71.2 69 73.6 55.4 54.2 56.6
1973 71.3 69 73.7 54.9 53.7 56.1
1972 70.9 68.6 73.2 54.4 53.1 55.6
1971 70.9 68.6 73.2 53.9 52.7 55.1
1970 71.3 69.1 73.5 53.4 52.2 54.6
1969 70.5 68.3 72.8 53 51.8 54.2
1968 71.2 69.2 73.3 52.7 51.5 53.9
1967 70.4 68.4 72.5 52.5 51.3 53.7
1966 71.2 69.3 73.2 52.3 51.1 53.4
1965 71.3 69.4 73.2 52.1 50.9 53.2
1964 71.1 69.4 73 51.2 49.9 52.5
1963 70.3 68.7 72 51.6 50.6 52.6
1962 69.5 67.8 71.3 51.3 50.3 52.4
1961 70.2 68.4 72.1 51 50 52.1
1960 69.2 67.5 70.9 50.6 49.6 51.7
1959 66.6 65.1 68.2 50.3 49.2 51.4
1958 68.7 67 70.4 49.9 48.8 51
1957 66.6 64.9 68.3 49.5 48.4 50.5
1956 65.2 63.5 66.9 49.1 48.1 50.2
1955 64.8 63.1 66.6 48.8 47.7 49.8
1954 64.4 62.7 66.2 48.4 47.4 49.4
1953 64.2 62.5 66 48 47 49
1952 59.6 58.1 61.1 47.6 46.5 48.6
1951 60.7 59.1 62.3 47.2 46.1 48.2
1950 61.5 59.7 63.3 46.8 45.7 47.9

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 53 in Zambia. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 12.8 healthy years in Bulgaria and 11.3 in Zambia.

Bulgaria vs Zambia 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 Zambia, 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 41.9 years

Mean expected age of death:
77.1 vs 71.9 years

Median expected age of death:
79.8 vs 74.3 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Bulgaria Zambia
Male Female Male Female
40 98.5% 99.3% 96.7% 98.0%
50 94.5% 97.4% 90.8% 94.2%
60 84.2% 92.9% 79.7% 86.5%
65 75.6% 89.0% 70.9% 79.7%
70 64.7% 83.4% 58.6% 69.2%
75 51.9% 74.8% 41.5% 53.0%
80 37.3% 61.2% 23.1% 33.2%
85 21.8% 41.0% 9.3% 15.8%
90 8.8% 19.1% 2.5% 5.3%
95 2.0% 5.0% 0.4% 1.1%
100 0.2% 0.6% 0.0% 0.1%

Life expectancy by current age

Bulgaria
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Zambia
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 99.9 100.1
97 99.1 99 99.1 99.2 99 99.2
96 98.2 98.2 98.3 98.3 98.1 98.3
95 97.4 97.3 97.4 97.4 97.2 97.4
94 96.6 96.5 96.6 96.5 96.3 96.6
93 95.8 95.6 95.8 95.6 95.4 95.7
92 95 94.8 95 94.8 94.6 94.9
91 94.2 94.1 94.3 93.9 93.7 94
90 93.5 93.3 93.5 93.1 92.8 93.2
89 92.7 92.5 92.8 92.2 92 92.4
88 92 91.8 92.2 91.4 91.1 91.6
87 91.4 91.1 91.5 90.6 90.3 90.8
86 90.7 90.4 90.9 89.8 89.5 90
85 90.1 89.8 90.3 89 88.7 89.2
84 89.5 89.1 89.7 88.3 87.9 88.4
83 89 88.5 89.2 87.5 87.1 87.7
82 88.4 87.9 88.7 86.8 86.3 87
81 87.9 87.3 88.2 86 85.6 86.3
80 87.4 86.7 87.8 85.3 84.8 85.6
79 86.9 86.2 87.3 84.7 84.1 85
78 86.5 85.6 87 84 83.5 84.3
77 86 85.1 86.6 83.4 82.8 83.7
76 85.6 84.6 86.2 82.8 82.2 83.2
75 85.2 84.2 85.9 82.2 81.6 82.6
74 84.8 83.7 85.6 81.7 81 82.1
73 84.5 83.2 85.3 81.1 80.5 81.6
72 84.1 82.7 85.1 80.6 79.9 81.1
71 83.8 82.3 84.8 80.2 79.4 80.7
70 83.4 81.9 84.6 79.7 79 80.3
69 83.1 81.4 84.3 79.3 78.5 79.9
68 82.8 81 84.1 78.9 78.1 79.5
67 82.4 80.6 83.9 78.6 77.7 79.2
66 82.1 80.2 83.7 78.2 77.3 78.9
65 81.8 79.8 83.5 77.9 77 78.6
64 81.5 79.4 83.3 77.6 76.6 78.3
63 81.3 79.1 83.1 77.3 76.3 78.1
62 81 78.7 83 77 76 77.8
61 80.7 78.4 82.8 76.8 75.7 77.6
60 80.5 78 82.6 76.5 75.4 77.4
59 80.2 77.7 82.5 76.2 75.1 77.1
58 80 77.4 82.3 76 74.9 76.9
57 79.8 77.2 82.2 75.8 74.6 76.7
56 79.5 76.9 82 75.6 74.3 76.6
55 79.4 76.6 81.9 75.3 74.1 76.4
54 79.2 76.4 81.8 75.1 73.9 76.2
53 79 76.2 81.7 74.9 73.6 76
52 78.8 76 81.6 74.7 73.4 75.9
51 78.7 75.8 81.5 74.6 73.2 75.7
50 78.5 75.6 81.4 74.4 73 75.6
49 78.4 75.4 81.3 74.2 72.8 75.4
48 78.2 75.3 81.2 74 72.6 75.3
47 78.1 75.1 81.1 73.9 72.4 75.2
46 78 75 81 73.7 72.2 75.1
45 77.9 74.9 81 73.6 72.1 74.9
44 77.8 74.8 80.9 73.5 71.9 74.8
43 77.7 74.7 80.8 73.3 71.7 74.7
42 77.7 74.6 80.8 73.2 71.6 74.6
41 77.6 74.5 80.7 73.1 71.4 74.5
40 77.5 74.4 80.7 72.9 71.3 74.4
39 77.5 74.3 80.6 72.8 71.2 74.3
38 77.4 74.3 80.6 72.7 71 74.2
37 77.4 74.2 80.6 72.6 70.9 74.2
36 77.3 74.1 80.5 72.5 70.8 74.1
35 77.3 74.1 80.5 72.4 70.7 74
34 77.2 74 80.5 72.3 70.5 73.9
33 77.2 73.9 80.5 72.2 70.4 73.8
32 77.1 73.9 80.4 72.1 70.3 73.8
31 77.1 73.9 80.4 72 70.2 73.7
30 77.1 73.8 80.4 71.9 70.1 73.6
29 77 73.8 80.4 71.9 70 73.6
28 77 73.7 80.3 71.8 69.9 73.5
27 77 73.7 80.3 71.7 69.8 73.5
26 76.9 73.6 80.3 71.6 69.7 73.4
25 76.9 73.6 80.3 71.5 69.6 73.3
24 76.9 73.6 80.3 71.4 69.5 73.3
23 76.8 73.5 80.3 71.4 69.4 73.2
22 76.8 73.5 80.2 71.3 69.3 73.2
21 76.8 73.5 80.2 71.2 69.2 73.1
20 76.8 73.4 80.2 71.1 69.1 73
19 76.7 73.4 80.2 71 69 73
18 76.7 73.3 80.2 71 68.9 72.9
17 76.7 73.3 80.1 70.9 68.8 72.9
16 76.7 73.3 80.1 70.9 68.8 72.8
15 76.6 73.3 80.1 70.8 68.7 72.8
14 76.6 73.2 80.1 70.8 68.7 72.7
13 76.6 73.2 80.1 70.7 68.6 72.7
12 76.6 73.2 80.1 70.7 68.6 72.7
11 76.6 73.2 80.1 70.6 68.5 72.6
10 76.6 73.2 80.1 70.6 68.5 72.6
9 76.6 73.2 80.1 70.5 68.4 72.6
8 76.6 73.2 80.1 70.5 68.4 72.5
7 76.6 73.2 80.1 70.4 68.3 72.5
6 76.6 73.2 80 70.3 68.2 72.4
5 76.5 73.1 80 70.3 68.1 72.3
4 76.5 73.1 80 70.1 68 72.2
3 76.5 73.1 80 70 67.8 72.1
2 76.5 73.1 80 69.7 67.5 71.9
1 76.5 73.1 80 69.4 67.1 71.5
0 76.1 72.7 79.7 66.9 64.4 69.3

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 71.9 in Zambia, rising to 81.8 and 77.9 at 65, and to 87.4 and 85.3 at 80 — higher than the 76.1 and 66.9 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Bulgaria
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Bulgaria Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.38% 0.21% 0.56% 0.08% 0.04% 0.13%
99 0.64% 0.34% 0.93% 0.14% 0.06% 0.2%
98 1.03% 0.56% 1.49% 0.21% 0.1% 0.32%
97 1.6% 0.88% 2.3% 0.33% 0.16% 0.48%
96 2.39% 1.33% 3.42% 0.5% 0.25% 0.72%
95 3.44% 1.94% 4.92% 0.74% 0.39% 1.05%
94 4.82% 2.77% 6.82% 1.06% 0.57% 1.49%
93 6.54% 3.84% 9.17% 1.49% 0.84% 2.07%
92 8.62% 5.17% 12% 2.06% 1.19% 2.82%
91 11.1% 6.76% 15.3% 2.77% 1.66% 3.76%
90 13.8% 8.67% 18.9% 3.69% 2.28% 4.93%
89 16.9% 10.8% 22.9% 4.8% 3.06% 6.34%
88 20.2% 13.2% 27.2% 6.15% 4.04% 8.02%
87 23.7% 15.7% 31.6% 7.76% 5.24% 9.97%
86 27.4% 18.5% 36.1% 9.63% 6.69% 12.2%
85 31% 21.4% 40.6% 11.8% 8.4% 14.8%
84 34.7% 24.3% 45% 14.2% 10.4% 17.6%
83 38.3% 27.3% 49.3% 16.9% 12.7% 20.7%
82 41.8% 30.4% 53.3% 19.8% 15.2% 23.9%
81 45.3% 33.5% 57.1% 22.9% 17.9% 27.4%
80 48.6% 36.6% 60.6% 26.3% 21% 31%
79 51.7% 39.7% 63.8% 29.7% 24.2% 34.8%
78 54.6% 42.6% 66.7% 33.3% 27.5% 38.5%
77 57.3% 45.4% 69.4% 36.8% 30.8% 42.3%
76 59.9% 48.2% 71.8% 40.3% 34.2% 45.9%
75 62.3% 50.9% 74% 43.8% 37.7% 49.5%
74 64.6% 53.6% 76% 47.2% 41% 52.9%
73 66.8% 56.2% 77.9% 50.4% 44.2% 56.2%
72 68.9% 58.7% 79.6% 53.4% 47.4% 59.2%
71 70.9% 61.1% 81.1% 56.3% 50.3% 62%
70 72.8% 63.5% 82.5% 59% 53.1% 64.7%
69 74.5% 65.7% 83.8% 61.4% 55.7% 67%
68 76.2% 67.9% 85% 63.7% 58.2% 69.2%
67 77.9% 70.1% 86.1% 65.8% 60.4% 71.1%
66 79.4% 72.2% 87.1% 67.7% 62.5% 72.9%
65 80.9% 74.1% 88% 69.4% 64.4% 74.5%
64 82.2% 76% 88.9% 71.1% 66.2% 76%
63 83.6% 77.8% 89.7% 72.6% 67.9% 77.3%
62 84.8% 79.5% 90.5% 74% 69.5% 78.6%
61 86% 81.1% 91.2% 75.3% 70.9% 79.7%
60 87.1% 82.6% 91.9% 76.5% 72.3% 80.8%
59 88.1% 84% 92.5% 77.7% 73.6% 81.8%
58 89.1% 85.3% 93.1% 78.8% 74.9% 82.7%
57 90% 86.5% 93.7% 79.7% 76% 83.6%
56 90.8% 87.7% 94.1% 80.7% 77.1% 84.3%
55 91.5% 88.7% 94.6% 81.5% 78.1% 85.1%
54 92.2% 89.6% 95% 82.4% 79.1% 85.7%
53 92.9% 90.5% 95.4% 83.1% 80% 86.4%
52 93.5% 91.3% 95.7% 83.9% 80.8% 87%
51 94% 92.1% 96.1% 84.5% 81.6% 87.5%
50 94.5% 92.7% 96.4% 85.2% 82.4% 88%
49 94.9% 93.3% 96.7% 85.8% 83.1% 88.5%
48 95.4% 93.9% 96.9% 86.3% 83.8% 88.9%
47 95.7% 94.4% 97.1% 86.8% 84.4% 89.3%
46 96% 94.8% 97.3% 87.3% 84.9% 89.7%
45 96.3% 95.2% 97.5% 87.8% 85.5% 90.1%
44 96.6% 95.6% 97.7% 88.2% 86% 90.4%
43 96.8% 95.9% 97.9% 88.6% 86.5% 90.7%
42 97% 96.1% 98% 88.9% 86.9% 91%
41 97.2% 96.4% 98.1% 89.3% 87.3% 91.3%
40 97.4% 96.6% 98.3% 89.6% 87.7% 91.5%
39 97.6% 96.8% 98.4% 89.9% 88.1% 91.8%
38 97.7% 97% 98.5% 90.2% 88.5% 92%
37 97.9% 97.2% 98.5% 90.5% 88.8% 92.2%
36 98% 97.4% 98.6% 90.8% 89.1% 92.4%
35 98.1% 97.5% 98.7% 91% 89.4% 92.6%
34 98.2% 97.7% 98.7% 91.3% 89.7% 92.8%
33 98.3% 97.8% 98.8% 91.5% 90% 93%
32 98.4% 97.9% 98.9% 91.7% 90.3% 93.1%
31 98.4% 98% 98.9% 91.9% 90.5% 93.3%
30 98.5% 98.1% 98.9% 92.1% 90.8% 93.4%
29 98.6% 98.2% 99% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
28 98.7% 98.3% 99% 92.5% 91.2% 93.7%
27 98.7% 98.4% 99.1% 92.6% 91.4% 93.8%
26 98.8% 98.5% 99.1% 92.8% 91.7% 93.9%
25 98.8% 98.6% 99.1% 93% 91.9% 94.1%
24 98.9% 98.6% 99.2% 93.1% 92.1% 94.2%
23 98.9% 98.7% 99.2% 93.3% 92.3% 94.3%
22 99% 98.8% 99.2% 93.4% 92.5% 94.4%
21 99% 98.9% 99.2% 93.6% 92.7% 94.5%
20 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 93.7% 92.9% 94.6%
19 99.2% 99% 99.3% 93.9% 93% 94.7%
18 99.2% 99.1% 99.3% 94% 93.2% 94.8%
17 99.2% 99.1% 99.4% 94.1% 93.3% 94.9%
16 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 94.2% 93.4% 95%
15 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 94.3% 93.6% 95%
14 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 94.4% 93.6% 95.1%
13 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 94.4% 93.7% 95.2%
12 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 94.5% 93.8% 95.2%
11 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 94.6% 93.9% 95.3%
10 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 94.6% 94% 95.3%
9 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 94.7% 94.1% 95.4%
8 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 94.8% 94.1% 95.5%
7 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 94.9% 94.2% 95.5%
6 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 95% 94.4% 95.6%
5 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 95.1% 94.5% 95.7%
4 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 95.3% 94.7% 95.9%
3 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 95.5% 95% 96.1%
2 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 95.9% 95.4% 96.4%
1 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 96.4% 96% 96.9%

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 76.5% in Zambia are expected to live past 60, 72.8% and 59% past 70, 48.6% and 26.3% past 80, and only 13.8% and 3.69% 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
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Bulgaria Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 42.6% 42.7% 42.6% 39.7% 41.8% 39.1%
99 40.2% 40.5% 40.1% 38.3% 40.4% 37.6%
98 37.9% 38.3% 37.7% 36.6% 38.7% 35.9%
97 35.5% 36.2% 35.3% 35.2% 37.4% 34.4%
96 33.1% 34% 32.8% 33.7% 36.1% 32.9%
95 30.7% 31.7% 30.3% 32.2% 34.6% 31.4%
94 28.5% 29.9% 27.9% 30.5% 32.8% 29.7%
93 26.3% 28% 25.6% 28.9% 31.3% 28.1%
92 24.2% 25.7% 23.5% 27.5% 29.8% 26.6%
91 22.1% 23.5% 21.4% 25.8% 28.2% 24.9%
90 20.1% 22% 19.4% 24.9% 27.2% 23.9%
89 18.2% 19.9% 17.5% 23.2% 25.6% 22.1%
88 16.4% 17.8% 15.7% 22% 24.3% 20.9%
87 14.7% 16.3% 14% 20.7% 22.9% 19.6%
86 13.2% 14.9% 12.4% 19.4% 21.6% 18.4%
85 11.8% 13.5% 11% 18.3% 20.4% 17.2%
84 10.6% 12.1% 9.79% 17.1% 19.2% 16.1%
83 9.41% 10.9% 8.63% 15.9% 17.8% 14.8%
82 8.45% 10.2% 7.55% 14.8% 16.7% 13.7%
81 7.6% 9.36% 6.64% 13.5% 15.3% 12.5%
80 6.78% 8.48% 5.83% 12.8% 14.5% 11.9%
79 5.96% 7.59% 5.02% 11.6% 13.2% 10.7%
78 5.29% 6.85% 4.37% 10.6% 12.1% 9.8%
77 4.77% 6.25% 3.86% 9.59% 10.9% 8.8%
76 4.32% 5.76% 3.4% 8.72% 9.95% 7.99%
75 3.91% 5.34% 2.98% 7.93% 9.05% 7.24%
74 3.57% 4.97% 2.62% 7.12% 8.15% 6.47%
73 3.31% 4.65% 2.36% 6.39% 7.34% 5.77%
72 3.06% 4.33% 2.14% 5.74% 6.61% 5.16%
71 2.79% 3.97% 1.91% 5.04% 5.84% 4.49%
70 2.54% 3.65% 1.69% 4.59% 5.31% 4.08%
69 2.37% 3.44% 1.52% 4% 4.67% 3.51%
68 2.23% 3.26% 1.4% 3.57% 4.18% 3.12%
67 2.09% 3.07% 1.28% 3.16% 3.71% 2.73%
66 1.94% 2.86% 1.15% 2.8% 3.3% 2.41%
65 1.81% 2.66% 1.06% 2.5% 2.94% 2.14%
64 1.69% 2.47% 0.99% 2.28% 2.7% 1.94%
63 1.57% 2.29% 0.92% 2.09% 2.49% 1.77%
62 1.47% 2.13% 0.85% 1.92% 2.29% 1.61%
61 1.38% 2.01% 0.8% 1.74% 2.08% 1.44%
60 1.26% 1.81% 0.74% 1.62% 1.95% 1.35%
59 1.15% 1.64% 0.67% 1.46% 1.77% 1.2%
58 1.08% 1.55% 0.62% 1.35% 1.64% 1.1%
57 0.99% 1.42% 0.57% 1.24% 1.51% 1%
56 0.9% 1.27% 0.53% 1.15% 1.4% 0.93%
55 0.83% 1.16% 0.49% 1.07% 1.31% 0.86%
54 0.76% 1.07% 0.44% 1% 1.22% 0.8%
53 0.69% 0.99% 0.39% 0.93% 1.14% 0.73%
52 0.63% 0.89% 0.36% 0.87% 1.06% 0.69%
51 0.57% 0.79% 0.34% 0.79% 0.97% 0.62%
50 0.52% 0.71% 0.32% 0.75% 0.92% 0.59%
49 0.48% 0.66% 0.29% 0.68% 0.84% 0.53%
48 0.43% 0.6% 0.26% 0.63% 0.78% 0.49%
47 0.38% 0.51% 0.23% 0.59% 0.72% 0.45%
46 0.33% 0.44% 0.21% 0.55% 0.67% 0.42%
45 0.31% 0.42% 0.2% 0.51% 0.63% 0.39%
44 0.28% 0.37% 0.18% 0.48% 0.59% 0.37%
43 0.24% 0.31% 0.16% 0.45% 0.55% 0.34%
42 0.22% 0.29% 0.14% 0.42% 0.52% 0.32%
41 0.2% 0.27% 0.13% 0.39% 0.48% 0.3%
40 0.18% 0.24% 0.12% 0.37% 0.46% 0.28%
39 0.16% 0.21% 0.11% 0.35% 0.43% 0.26%
38 0.15% 0.2% 0.09% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
37 0.14% 0.19% 0.08% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
36 0.12% 0.17% 0.08% 0.29% 0.36% 0.22%
35 0.11% 0.15% 0.07% 0.27% 0.34% 0.2%
34 0.11% 0.15% 0.06% 0.26% 0.32% 0.19%
33 0.1% 0.15% 0.06% 0.24% 0.31% 0.18%
32 0.09% 0.12% 0.05% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
31 0.08% 0.1% 0.05% 0.22% 0.28% 0.16%
30 0.07% 0.1% 0.04% 0.21% 0.27% 0.16%
29 0.07% 0.09% 0.04% 0.2% 0.26% 0.15%
28 0.07% 0.09% 0.04% 0.2% 0.25% 0.14%
27 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.19% 0.24% 0.14%
26 0.06% 0.09% 0.03% 0.18% 0.24% 0.13%
25 0.06% 0.09% 0.03% 0.18% 0.23% 0.13%
24 0.06% 0.08% 0.03% 0.18% 0.23% 0.12%
23 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.17% 0.22% 0.12%
22 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.17% 0.22% 0.12%
21 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.16% 0.21% 0.11%
20 0.05% 0.08% 0.03% 0.15% 0.2% 0.11%
19 0.06% 0.08% 0.03% 0.14% 0.18% 0.1%
18 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.13% 0.17% 0.1%
17 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.12% 0.15% 0.09%
16 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.11% 0.13% 0.08%
15 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.09% 0.11% 0.08%
14 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.08% 0.1% 0.07%
13 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
12 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
11 0.02% 0.02% 0.009% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
10 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
9 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
8 0.01% 0.02% 0.008% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
7 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
6 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.11% 0.13% 0.1%
5 0.01% 0.02% 0.009% 0.14% 0.16% 0.12%
4 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.18% 0.2% 0.15%
3 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.24% 0.28% 0.21%
2 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% 0.35% 0.41% 0.3%
1 0.04% 0.03% 0.04% 0.58% 0.66% 0.49%
0 0.46% 0.52% 0.39% 3.57% 4% 3.15%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/bulgaria/zambia | CC BY

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

The annual chance of dying is 0.46% in the birth year in Bulgaria and 3.57% in Zambia, 0.07% vs 0.21% at age 30, 1.26% vs 1.62% at 60, and 6.78% vs 12.8% at 80.

Death rate by age in Bulgaria vs Zambia

Bulgaria
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Bulgaria Zambia
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 11.6 0 32.4 0 0 0
99 257.1 139.5 372 52.1 25 76.3
98 389 214 562 78.4 39.1 113.5
97 567 317 811 116.4 60.5 166.2
96 791 451 1,123 168.4 91.1 236.9
95 1,058 616 1,491 237.3 133.6 329
94 1,372 826 1,905 323 188.7 442
93 1,721 1,076 2,352 431 261.6 581
92 2,082 1,328 2,820 565 355 750
91 2,440 1,591 3,273 715 468 933
90 2,790 1,902 3,665 917 619 1,180
89 3,085 2,156 4,006 1,113 782 1,403
88 3,313 2,348 4,273 1,353 982 1,679
87 3,495 2,570 4,422 1,602 1,201 1,955
86 3,621 2,762 4,487 1,873 1,448 2,249
85 3,678 2,885 4,481 2,151 1,711 2,544
84 3,664 2,939 4,406 2,432 1,993 2,828
83 3,605 2,985 4,249 2,677 2,256 3,061
82 3,536 3,088 4,020 2,926 2,529 3,293
81 3,444 3,140 3,791 3,095 2,752 3,419
80 3,296 3,106 3,532 3,368 3,043 3,680
79 3,081 3,010 3,202 3,452 3,177 3,724
78 2,888 2,915 2,917 3,543 3,315 3,780
77 2,732 2,839 2,678 3,530 3,372 3,721
76 2,584 2,776 2,442 3,518 3,408 3,670
75 2,439 2,719 2,208 3,474 3,408 3,586
74 2,308 2,664 1,994 3,359 3,344 3,423
73 2,210 2,613 1,837 3,219 3,248 3,241
72 2,111 2,542 1,703 3,069 3,132 3,057
71 1,975 2,428 1,548 2,837 2,940 2,783
70 1,847 2,318 1,394 2,709 2,822 2,641
69 1,764 2,261 1,277 2,458 2,605 2,352
68 1,701 2,214 1,191 2,277 2,432 2,158
67 1,630 2,152 1,104 2,079 2,244 1,945
66 1,540 2,066 1,002 1,894 2,059 1,755
65 1,462 1,975 930 1,736 1,896 1,598
64 1,389 1,881 880 1,623 1,790 1,476
63 1,313 1,781 825 1,520 1,690 1,367
62 1,246 1,696 772 1,424 1,593 1,268
61 1,189 1,628 728 1,307 1,479 1,148
60 1,100 1,498 676 1,243 1,409 1,088
59 1,011 1,374 624 1,137 1,304 978
58 961 1,318 581 1,064 1,225 909
57 895 1,227 538 989 1,145 835
56 818 1,113 498 932 1,083 782
55 755 1,024 462 874 1,020 728
54 701 958 420 824 966 682
53 643 895 371 773 909 635
52 587 814 345 729 858 597
51 536 728 329 672 796 543
50 489 658 305 639 756 516
49 452 612 279.6 587 699 470
48 414 562 253.9 548 654 437
47 362 484 228.2 509 609 403
46 320 422 207.9 476 570 377
45 303 401 195 450 540 355
44 269.4 353 177.6 421 505 331
43 230.5 297.7 157.1 396 476 312
42 209.5 274 139.2 376 452 295.7
41 196.4 259.3 127.9 348 421 271.8
40 177.6 229.7 121.7 334 404 260
39 158.6 208.2 105.8 311 378 240.8
38 144.8 196.7 89.4 294.2 359 227
37 135.5 185.2 82.5 275.8 339 211.1
36 119.3 161.1 75 261.5 322 199.7
35 105.7 142.3 66.9 248 306 188.3
34 104.1 144.4 61.2 234.4 290 177.5
33 100.7 142 56.5 223 276.8 168.3
32 84.5 116 51 212.8 265 159.9
31 74.7 102.1 45.6 201.3 251.6 150.3
30 71.3 98.7 42.2 195.5 244.5 146
29 68.3 93.2 41.6 186.9 234.8 138.4
28 64.2 85.9 40.9 180.9 228 133.4
27 61.1 83.3 37.8 175.1 221.9 128
26 61.1 89 32 170.6 217.3 123.5
25 61 91.4 28.7 166.5 213.3 119.4
24 57.4 81.5 31.4 163.1 209.9 116
23 52.9 72.3 31.9 159 205.5 112.3
22 49.7 68.3 29.9 154.4 199.7 108.8
21 49.4 69.7 27.9 148.7 191.6 105.5
20 52.7 74.7 29.4 141.8 181.3 102
19 56.6 77.7 34.1 133.6 168.9 97.9
18 49 66.9 30 124 154.6 93.1
17 37.4 51.7 22.4 111.9 136.8 86.8
16 31.3 42.9 19.1 100.4 120 80.7
15 27.2 35.5 18.4 88.5 103.9 72.8
14 22.6 27.7 17.1 79.5 92.7 66.2
13 17.1 20.6 13.4 72.9 84.4 61.3
12 14 18 9.73 69.1 79.8 58.4
11 14.9 20.2 9.28 67.9 78.3 57.4
10 13.7 15.8 11.5 69.5 80.4 58.5
9 11.9 12.2 11.6 73.6 85.2 61.8
8 12.4 16.3 8.27 80.8 93.2 68.2
7 13.7 16.2 11 91.9 105.4 78.2
6 14.1 14.8 13.4 107.4 122.3 92.3
5 13.1 17.3 8.71 129.5 146.6 112.1
4 14.8 19.6 9.7 168.3 191.1 145.2
3 20.8 19.1 22.5 233.1 267.5 198.2
2 24.8 24.5 25 337 387 285.6
1 36.6 33.6 39.8 555 635 473
0 456 519 390 3,575 4,001 3,149

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/bulgaria/zambia | 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 0 in Zambia. The median age of death is 79.5 in Bulgaria and 73.1 in Zambia, 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 Zambia 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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