Belgium vs Lower middle income: Life expectancy at birth, total
Belgium
82.3 years
in 2024
Lower middle income
69.52 years
in 2024
Belgium rank
31st
Lower middle income rank
32nd
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Belgium
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 82.3 years against 69.52 years in Lower middle income, a difference of 12.78 years.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 31st and Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 217 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.51 years | 46.32 years | 24.18 years | Belgium |
| 1970s | 71.98 years | 50.42 years | 21.56 years | Belgium |
| 1980s | 74.48 years | 55.6 years | 18.88 years | Belgium |
| 1990s | 76.81 years | 59.05 years | 17.76 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 78.86 years | 62.92 years | 15.94 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 81.05 years | 66.76 years | 14.3 years | Belgium |
| 2020s | 81.79 years | 68.3 years | 13.48 years | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Belgium or Lower middle income?
- Belgium, at 82.3 years against 69.52 years in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Belgium and Lower middle income?
- 12.78 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Lower middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Lower middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Belgium ranks 31st and Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 217 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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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.