{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-healthy-life-years-at-50-men","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-healthy-life-years-at-50-men","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-healthy-life-years-at-50-men/","title":"Bulgaria Healthy Life Years at Age 50 — Men (2024)","description":"Bulgaria's Healthy Life Years at Age 50 — Men: 20.9 years in 2024, +3.0% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_HLYE), 2006–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2006/2024","unit":"years","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Healthy Life Years at Age 50 — Men","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_HLYE/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2006–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"19"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2024)","value":"20.9","unit":"years","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+3.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+3.0%","unit":"years"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Healthy Life Years at Age 50 — Men"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2006","value":21},{"period":"2007","value":21.6},{"period":"2008","value":17.8},{"period":"2009","value":17.8},{"period":"2010","value":18.2},{"period":"2011","value":17.5},{"period":"2012","value":17.8},{"period":"2013","value":18.1},{"period":"2014","value":17.8},{"period":"2015","value":17.7},{"period":"2016","value":18.6},{"period":"2017","value":17.6},{"period":"2018","value":18.5},{"period":"2019","value":18.6},{"period":"2020","value":17.9},{"period":"2021","value":16.6},{"period":"2022","value":18.7},{"period":"2023","value":20.3},{"period":"2024","value":20.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"years"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"20.9","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2023","value":"20.3","yoyChange":"+8.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"18.7","yoyChange":"+12.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"16.6","yoyChange":"-7.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"17.9","yoyChange":"-3.8%"},{"year":"2019","value":"18.6","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"18.5","yoyChange":"+5.1%"},{"year":"2017","value":"17.6","yoyChange":"-5.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"18.6","yoyChange":"+5.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"17.7","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"17.8","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"18.1","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"17.8","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2011","value":"17.5","yoyChange":"-3.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"18.2","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2009","value":"17.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2008","value":"17.8","yoyChange":"-17.6%"},{"year":"2007","value":"21.6","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2006","value":"21.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks healthy life years at age 50 for men in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. HLY at 50 measures disability-free years remaining in the second half of working life. 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 2006–2024 (19 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 21.6 years in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 16.6 in 2021. The latest reading of 20.9 in 2024 represents a change of +0.6."}]}