Belgium vs New Zealand: Life expectancy at birth, male
Belgium
80.3 years
in 2024
New Zealand
80.4 years
in 2024
Belgium rank
31st
New Zealand rank
29th
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Belgium
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 80.4 years against 80.3 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Belgium ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.51 years | 68.39 years | 0.878 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 68.78 years | 69 years | 0.217 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 71.15 years | 70.97 years | 0.179 years | Belgium |
| 1990s | 73.53 years | 74.1 years | 0.572 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 76.01 years | 77.5 years | 1.49 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 78.63 years | 79.79 years | 1.16 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 79.66 years | 80.36 years | 0.7 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Belgium or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 80.4 years against 80.3 years in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Belgium and New Zealand?
- 0.1 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Belgium ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 29th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.