Belgium vs Malta: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Belgium
4.41
in 2023
Malta
4.4
in 2023
Belgium rank
134th
Malta rank
136th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Belgium
  • Malta
-202468184119322023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 4.41 against 4.4 in Malta, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 134th and Malta ranks 136th of 236 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Malta Difference Ahead
1950s 4.52 2.7 1.82 Belgium
1960s 5.65 3.37 2.28 Belgium
1970s 6.21 4.07 2.13 Belgium
1980s 6.48 3.97 2.51 Belgium
1990s 6.45 4.56 1.89 Belgium
2000s 5.73 5.02 0.7079 Belgium
2010s 4.77 4.75 0.0206 Belgium
2020s 4.63 4.39 0.2417 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Belgium or Malta?
Belgium, at 4.41 against 4.4 in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Belgium and Malta?
0.01, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malta?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Malta rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Belgium ranks 134th and Malta ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed