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On average, Bulgarians die 3 years after retiring, average life expectancy is going down

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The average monthly salary in Sofia in March was EUR 1,380, in the other regions of Bulgaria it was under EUR 986The average monthly salary during the first quarter for the entire country stood at EUR 962, National Statistical Institute data show. Salaries increased, in the capital city and in the country, by 16.6% y-o-y.

The average life expectancy in Bulgaria has gone down by 1 year, 7 months in the past 2 years, and is now 71 years, 9 months. Men in Bulgaria now live an average of 68 years, 3 months, women – 75 years, 8 months. In cities, people live longer – 72 years, 8 months, in villages life expectancy is shorter – 69 years, 8 months. 



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