Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Belgium
Belgium: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group was 1.07 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
1.07
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
12th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 2014
All-time low
0.0054
in 1866
Years of data
173
1841–2018
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Belgium, 1841–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.07 for gender gap in life expectancy by age group in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Belgium peaked at 1.1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0054, in 1866.
That places Belgium 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 0.0331 | — |
| 1842 | 0.0174 | -47.3% |
| 1843 | 0.0237 | +36.0% |
| 1844 | 0.0155 | -34.7% |
| 1845 | 0.0384 | +148.5% |
| 1846 | 0.0254 | -33.9% |
| 1847 | 0.0161 | -36.7% |
| 1848 | 0.0135 | -16.3% |
| 1849 | 0.0172 | +27.7% |
| 1850 | 0.0216 | +25.3% |
| 1851 | 0.0397 | +84.2% |
| 1852 | 0.0391 | -1.6% |
| 1853 | 0.0288 | -26.4% |
| 1854 | 0.0263 | -8.6% |
| 1855 | 0.0231 | -12.2% |
| 1856 | 0.0309 | +33.7% |
| 1857 | 0.025 | -19.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0109 | -56.2% |
| 1859 | 0.0264 | +141.7% |
| 1860 | 0.0531 | +101.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0366 | -31.1% |
| 1862 | 0.0309 | -15.6% |
| 1863 | 0.0135 | -56.3% |
| 1864 | 0.0276 | +104.6% |
| 1865 | 0.0222 | -19.6% |
| 1866 | 0.0054 | -75.9% |
| 1867 | 0.0435 | +711.8% |
| 1868 | 0.0304 | -30.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0178 | -41.5% |
| 1870 | 0.0145 | -18.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0264 | +81.3% |
| 1872 | 0.0278 | +5.5% |
| 1873 | 0.0123 | -55.9% |
| 1874 | 0.0226 | +84.3% |
| 1875 | 0.0104 | -54.0% |
| 1876 | 0.0471 | +352.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0454 | -3.5% |
| 1878 | 0.0168 | -63.0% |
| 1879 | 0.0357 | +112.0% |
| 1880 | 0.036 | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0418 | +16.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0235 | -43.9% |
| 1883 | 0.031 | +32.3% |
| 1884 | 0.0446 | +43.8% |
| 1885 | 0.0349 | -21.7% |
| 1886 | 0.0448 | +28.0% |
| 1887 | 0.0494 | +10.3% |
| 1888 | 0.0396 | -19.8% |
| 1889 | 0.0579 | +46.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0451 | -22.0% |
| 1891 | 0.0291 | -35.4% |
| 1892 | 0.0258 | -11.5% |
| 1893 | 0.037 | +43.6% |
| 1894 | 0.05 | +35.1% |
| 1895 | 0.0424 | -15.3% |
| 1896 | 0.0516 | +21.8% |
| 1897 | 0.0618 | +19.8% |
| 1898 | 0.0618 | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.0488 | -21.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0372 | -23.8% |
| 1901 | 0.0516 | +38.8% |
| 1902 | 0.048 | -7.1% |
| 1903 | 0.0792 | +65.1% |
| 1904 | 0.0573 | -27.6% |
| 1905 | 0.0709 | +23.6% |
| 1906 | 0.0628 | -11.4% |
| 1907 | 0.0582 | -7.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0664 | +14.0% |
| 1909 | 0.0444 | -33.1% |
| 1910 | 0.0631 | +42.1% |
| 1911 | 0.0499 | -20.9% |
| 1912 | 0.0744 | +49.1% |
| 1913 | 0.0661 | -11.2% |
| 1919 | 0.0423 | -36.1% |
| 1920 | 0.0783 | +85.3% |
| 1921 | 0.0512 | -34.6% |
| 1922 | 0.0671 | +30.9% |
| 1923 | 0.0847 | +26.3% |
| 1924 | 0.1061 | +25.2% |
| 1925 | 0.117 | +10.3% |
| 1926 | 0.1108 | -5.3% |
| 1927 | 0.1042 | -6.0% |
| 1928 | 0.1045 | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 0.0724 | -30.7% |
| 1930 | 0.1064 | +46.9% |
| 1931 | 0.1213 | +14.0% |
| 1932 | 0.1129 | -6.9% |
| 1933 | 0.1078 | -4.5% |
| 1934 | 0.1302 | +20.7% |
| 1935 | 0.1458 | +12.0% |
| 1936 | 0.148 | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 0.1481 | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 0.1347 | -9.1% |
| 1939 | 0.1297 | -3.7% |
| 1940 | 0.1004 | -22.6% |
| 1941 | 0.1552 | +54.6% |
| 1942 | 0.1834 | +18.2% |
| 1943 | 0.1602 | -12.6% |
| 1944 | 0.1019 | -36.4% |
| 1945 | 0.1136 | +11.4% |
| 1946 | 0.1552 | +36.7% |
| 1947 | 0.1618 | +4.2% |
| 1948 | 0.1433 | -11.4% |
| 1949 | 0.166 | +15.8% |
| 1950 | 0.165 | -0.6% |
| 1951 | 0.1446 | -12.4% |
| 1952 | 0.2005 | +38.7% |
| 1953 | 0.2162 | +7.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2162 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2091 | -3.3% |
| 1956 | 0.1897 | -9.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2031 | +7.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2004 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 0.249 | +24.3% |
| 1960 | 0.203 | -18.5% |
| 1961 | 0.2548 | +25.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2492 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2542 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2603 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2319 | -10.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2356 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2764 | +17.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2492 | -9.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2719 | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2626 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2701 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3121 | +15.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3499 | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.334 | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3671 | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3982 | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4102 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3887 | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5003 | +28.7% |
| 1980 | 0.501 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5448 | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5274 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5651 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5955 | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.62 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6669 | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6946 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.765 | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7738 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8827 | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8698 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9335 | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8989 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9619 | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9966 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9882 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.03 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9831 | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9987 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9899 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.04 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9735 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9533 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.08 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.07 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9849 | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 1.08 | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | -2.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.07 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9522, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.07 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9211, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1867 | +711.8% | 0.0054 | 0.0435 |
| 1876 | +352.4% | 0.0104 | 0.0471 |
| 1845 | +148.5% | 0.0155 | 0.0384 |
| 1859 | +141.7% | 0.0109 | 0.0264 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0223 | 0.0135 | 0.0384 | 9 |
| 1850s | 0.0272 | 0.0109 | 0.0397 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0281 | 0.0054 | 0.0531 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0259 | 0.0104 | 0.0471 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0403 | 0.0235 | 0.0579 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0454 | 0.0258 | 0.0618 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0576 | 0.0372 | 0.0792 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0591 | 0.0423 | 0.0744 | 5 |
| 1920s | 0.0896 | 0.0512 | 0.117 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1285 | 0.1064 | 0.1481 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1441 | 0.1004 | 0.1834 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1994 | 0.1446 | 0.249 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2487 | 0.203 | 0.2764 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3593 | 0.2626 | 0.5003 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6254 | 0.501 | 0.7738 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9541 | 0.8698 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 0.9533 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 0.9849 | 1.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Belgium?
- Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Belgium was 1.07 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 in 1866.
- How does Belgium rank for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gender gap in life expectancy by age group rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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