Belgium vs Sweden: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females
Belgium
10.37 years
in 2023
Sweden
10.4 years
in 2023
Belgium rank
36th
Sweden rank
35th
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 10.4 years against 10.37 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 178 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 4.89 years | 4.65 years | 0.2356 years | Belgium |
| 1850s | 4.85 years | 4.73 years | 0.118 years | Belgium |
| 1860s | 5.04 years | 4.99 years | 0.051 years | Belgium |
| 1870s | 4.9 years | 5.27 years | 0.372 years | Sweden |
| 1880s | 5.02 years | 5.46 years | 0.439 years | Sweden |
| 1890s | 4.92 years | 5.45 years | 0.527 years | Sweden |
| 1900s | 4.93 years | 5.62 years | 0.682 years | Sweden |
| 1910s | 4.83 years | 5.71 years | 0.874 years | Sweden |
| 1920s | 5.25 years | 5.77 years | 0.516 years | Sweden |
| 1930s | 5.49 years | 5.63 years | 0.142 years | Sweden |
| 1940s | 5.47 years | 5.83 years | 0.366 years | Sweden |
| 1950s | 5.9 years | 6.05 years | 0.1449 years | Sweden |
| 1960s | 6.16 years | 6.52 years | 0.3684 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 6.55 years | 7.4 years | 0.8445 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 7.36 years | 8.03 years | 0.6717 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 8.28 years | 8.6 years | 0.3282 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 8.86 years | 9.13 years | 0.2726 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 9.74 years | 9.74 years | 0.0016 years | Belgium |
| 2020s | 10.06 years | 10.12 years | 0.0609 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females, Belgium or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 10.4 years against 10.37 years in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females between Belgium and Sweden?
- 0.03 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 178 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Belgium ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 35th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Remaining period life expectancy at age 80 among females, in a given year.