Belgium vs Low & middle income: Life expectancy at birth, total

Belgium
82.3 years
in 2024
Low & middle income
72.02 years
in 2024
Belgium rank
31st
Low & middle income rank
30th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Belgium
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 82.3 years against 72.02 years in Low & middle income, a difference of 10.28 years.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 31st and Low & middle income ranks 30th of 218 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 70.51 years 49.84 years 20.67 years Belgium
1970s 71.98 years 55.79 years 16.19 years Belgium
1980s 74.48 years 60.54 years 13.94 years Belgium
1990s 76.81 years 63.75 years 13.06 years Belgium
2000s 78.86 years 66.99 years 11.88 years Belgium
2010s 81.05 years 70.1 years 10.96 years Belgium
2020s 81.79 years 71.16 years 10.63 years Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Belgium or Low & middle income?
Belgium, at 82.3 years against 72.02 years in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Belgium and Low & middle income?
10.28 years, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Low & middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Low & middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Belgium ranks 31st and Low & middle income ranks 30th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.