Three Bulgarian regions have the lowest life expectancy in the EU

Three Bulgarian regions have the lowest life expectancy in the European Union, followed by one Romanian and one Hungarian region, according to data by Eurostat on the differences in the average life expectancy in 2016 in the EU, by region. According to statistics, 81 years is the average life expectancy in the European Union in 2016.

In Bulgaria people live with 6 years and 3 months less, which places our country at the bottom of the life expectancy ranking. People living in the Northwest have the shortest life expectancy - 73 years and 3 months, in the Southwest - 74 years and 4 months and the same in the North Central Region.

The lowest percentage of aging population is registered in Sofia City - 17% and in Varna District – 18%. Thus, with an average life span of 74 years and 9 months, Bulgaria has the lowest indicator among the neighbouring Balkan countries.

In comparison, life expectancy in Greece is 81.5 years; in Albania 78.5; in Turkey 78.1; in Romania 75.3; in Serbia 75.7.

The Spanish and the Italians live the longest. In the EU, women live longer than men, in most cases the difference is between 3 and 5 years, according to the European statistics.