Belgium vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Survival to age 65, male

Belgium
87.7%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
70.2%
in 2024
Belgium rank
36th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
33rd

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Belgium
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 87.7% against 70.2% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 17.5%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Belgium ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 66.9% 59.1% 7.8% Belgium
1970s 69.8% 57.7% 12.1% Belgium
1980s 74.6% 58.6% 16.0% Belgium
1990s 79.0% 55.2% 23.8% Belgium
2000s 82.0% 56.9% 25.1% Belgium
2010s 85.5% 66.2% 19.3% Belgium
2020s 87.2% 68.5% 18.7% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Belgium or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Belgium, at 87.7% against 70.2% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
17.5%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Belgium ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.