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The pandemic has shortened life expectancy of Bulgarians: Eurostat

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Life expectancy in Bulgaria has fallen by -1.5 years to 73.6 years in the pandemic year 2020, Eurostat data show, quoted by bTV. For comparison, in 2019 life expectancy in Bulgaria was 75.1 years. 

According to statistics, negative trends are observed in most EU countries. 

The only country in which the situation is worse than in Bulgaria in this indicator is Spain, where the decrease is -1.6 compared to 2019, but up to 82.4 years.



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