Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Belgium
Belgium: Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health was 76.6 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
76.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 31 countries
All-time high
76.6
in 2023
All-time low
72.9
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024
Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Belgium, 2004–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 76.6 for healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Belgium peaked at 76.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.9, in 2004.
That places Belgium 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 72.9 | — |
| 2005 | 73.3 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 73.6 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 74 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74.2 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 74 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.8 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 74.3 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 74.6 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 74.8 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.4 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 75 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 75.5 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 75.6 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.7 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.5 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.2 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 76.3 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.6 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 76.6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.67 | 72.9 | 74.2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.77 | 73.8 | 75.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.24 | 75.5 | 76.6 | 5 |
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More health data for Belgium
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1154 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0942 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Belgium?
- Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Belgium was 76.6 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.9 in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health?
- Belgium ranks 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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