Near Ethnic Bulgarians live 6 years longer than the Roma, and the life expectancy of all three of the most numerous ethnic groups is longer for women - these are some of the conclusions of an experimental statistical study on the topic "Diseases of the blood circulation and the large differences in the expected life expectancy by gender and ethnicity in Bulgaria”. It was conducted for the first time in our country by a team of researchers with the participation of the chairman of the National Statistical Institute Atanas Atanasov.
The analysis states that life expectancy varies across ethnic groups – for example, Bulgarian women live an average of 78 and a half years, women from the Turkish ethnic group – slightly below 77, and those from the Roma – 71 years old.
The analysis also shows the difference in life expectancy between men and women for the three main ethnic groups – Bulgarian, Turkish and Roma, with the biggest difference being for the Bulgarian ethnic group (over seven and a half years), followed by the ethnic Turks (almost six and a half years), and for the Roma it is the lowest (a little over five years).
The difference between the life expectancy of women and men is more than 7 years, and half of this difference is due to circulatory diseases. In second place are oncological diseases, which lead to nearly 1 year difference in life expectancy. Next comes respiratory diseases – leading to almost half a year difference in the life expectancy of men and women.