Belgium vs Malaysia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Belgium
3.94 years
in 2023
Malaysia
3.96 years
in 2023
Belgium rank
125th
Malaysia rank
124th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Belgium
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 3.96 years against 3.94 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 125th and Malaysia ranks 124th of 236 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.82 years | 1.76 years | 2.05 years | Belgium |
| 1960s | 4.76 years | 2.01 years | 2.75 years | Belgium |
| 1970s | 5.34 years | 2.51 years | 2.83 years | Belgium |
| 1980s | 5.64 years | 3.26 years | 2.38 years | Belgium |
| 1990s | 5.58 years | 3.54 years | 2.04 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 4.97 years | 3.66 years | 1.31 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4.23 years | 3.82 years | 0.406 years | Belgium |
| 2020s | 4.14 years | 3.95 years | 0.1865 years | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Belgium or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 3.96 years against 3.94 years in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Belgium and Malaysia?
- 0.02 years, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Malaysia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Belgium ranks 125th and Malaysia ranks 124th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.