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How long will a 72-year-old man in Bulgaria live?

Move the controls. Life expectancy and the chance of reaching each age, from official mortality statistics for 37 countries in Europe and North America.

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Age

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Official mortality statistics are published by sex at birth, which is why we ask.

Life expectancy

About 83 years old

At today's death rates, a 72-year-old man in Bulgaria can expect 10.7 more years on average.

Reaches 8062%
Reaches 9016%
Reaches 1001%

Period life expectancy: what today's death rates imply, without guessing future medical progress — so for younger people it is, if anything, on the low side. A statistic for people like you, not a prediction.

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What's most likely to cut it short?

The causes, ranked — and the changes worth the most years.

See the causes

What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 72-year-old man in Bulgaria

Blood pressure check
every year from 40 (every 3 years before)
Bowel cancer screening (stool test)
not in the general check-up — a stool test every 2 years is covered if you're at higher risk (e.g. family history); ask your GP
Flu vaccine
every autumn — from 60 or 65, depending on your country
Cholesterol & heart-risk check
every 5 years, men from 40 and women from 50, with a heart-risk score — in your free yearly preventive check-up (NZOK)
Pneumonia vaccine (pneumococcal)
from 60 or 65, depending on your country — ask your doctor
Prostate cancer test (PSA)
PSA blood test every year from 45 — in your free yearly preventive check-up (NZOK)
Blood sugar test (diabetes)
every 3 years from 35

If you smoke or used to:

Lung cancer screening (low-dose CT)
if you smoke or smoked heavily, ages 50–74 — ask whether it's offered
Aortic aneurysm scan (ultrasound)
once, men 65+ who have ever smoked · ask your doctor

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

Bowel cancer in the family — earlier bowel check
often a colonoscopy every 5 years from 40 (or 10 years before your relative's age at diagnosis, if earlier) · ask your doctor

Based on Bulgaria's preventive check-up (NZOK, Ordinance No. 8) and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

Every age at once: life expectancy in Bulgaria by age.

Where a 72-year-old man lives longest

The age people like this reach on average, in each of the 37 countries we cover — Bulgaria ranks 34th. Each links to that country's table by age.