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
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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.