{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-female-life-expectancy-at-40","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-female-life-expectancy-at-40","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-female-life-expectancy-at-40/","title":"Bulgaria Female Life Expectancy at Age 40 (2024)","description":"Bulgaria's Female Life Expectancy at Age 40: 40.7 years in 2024, unchanged YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_MLEXPEC), 2005–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"years","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Female Life Expectancy at Age 40","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_MLEXPEC/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2024)","value":"40.7","unit":"years","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"years"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Female Life Expectancy at Age 40"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":38},{"period":"2006","value":38.2},{"period":"2007","value":38.4},{"period":"2008","value":38.7},{"period":"2009","value":39.1},{"period":"2010","value":39.1},{"period":"2011","value":39.3},{"period":"2012","value":39.3},{"period":"2013","value":39.9},{"period":"2014","value":39.4},{"period":"2015","value":39.4},{"period":"2016","value":39.6},{"period":"2017","value":39.5},{"period":"2018","value":39.7},{"period":"2019","value":39.9},{"period":"2020","value":38.5},{"period":"2021","value":36.5},{"period":"2022","value":39.2},{"period":"2023","value":40.7},{"period":"2024","value":40.7}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"years"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"40.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"40.7","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2022","value":"39.2","yoyChange":"+7.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"36.5","yoyChange":"-5.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"38.5","yoyChange":"-3.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"39.9","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"39.7","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"39.5","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2016","value":"39.6","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"39.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"39.4","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"39.9","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2012","value":"39.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"39.3","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"39.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"39.1","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"38.7","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2007","value":"38.4","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2006","value":"38.2","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2005","value":"38.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks female life expectancy at age 40 in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 40.7 years in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 36.5 in 2021. The latest reading of 40.7 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}