Belgium vs Sweden: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Belgium
1.07
in 2018
Sweden
1.07
in 2019
Belgium rank
12th
Sweden rank
10th
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.07 against 1.07 in Belgium, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Sweden ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 10th of 33 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0223 | 0.0391 | 0.0169 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.0272 | 0.0351 | 0.008 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.0281 | 0.0627 | 0.0346 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.0259 | 0.0807 | 0.0548 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.0403 | 0.0979 | 0.0576 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.0454 | 0.0912 | 0.0458 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.0576 | 0.0887 | 0.0311 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.0591 | 0.0718 | 0.0127 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.0896 | 0.079 | 0.0107 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.1285 | 0.0691 | 0.0594 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.1441 | 0.0889 | 0.0552 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.1994 | 0.1405 | 0.0589 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.2487 | 0.2704 | 0.0218 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.3593 | 0.5666 | 0.2073 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.6254 | 0.824 | 0.1986 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9541 | 1 | 0.0471 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 1.05 | 0.0277 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.04 | 0.0243 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Belgium or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.07 against 1.07 in Belgium as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Belgium and Sweden?
- 0, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 10th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.