Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Belgium

Belgium: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group was 1.07 in 2018. β—† 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

00.250.50.751184119292018

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 9 Australia 1.08 compare
  2. 10 Sweden 1.07 compare
  3. 11 Canada 1.07 compare
  4. 13 Norway 1.04 compare
  5. 14 New Zealand 0.9722 compare
  6. 15 Denmark 0.9677 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

More health data for Belgium

All data for Belgium β†’

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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 173 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Belgium. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/gender-gap-in-life-expectancy-by-age-group/belgium/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/gender-gap-in-life-expectancy-by-age-group/belgium/">Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Belgium</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 3,442 data points, 1751–2019
Last refreshed