Belgium vs Malta: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

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

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

  • Belgium
  • Malta
-202468184119322023

How they compare

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

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Belgium or Malta?
Belgium, at 4.41 years against 4.4 years in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Belgium and Malta?
0.01 years, 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 sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
Belgium ranks 134th and Malta ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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