Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 83 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen is 83, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen peaked at 83 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77, in 1990.
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen ranks 91st of 427 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77 | — |
| 1991 | 77.2 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 77.3 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 77.2 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 77.8 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 77 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 77.5 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 77.6 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 77.9 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 78 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 78.2 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.3 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 78.5 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 78.8 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 79.1 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 79.4 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.7 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 80 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 80.2 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.4 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.8 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 81 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.9 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.1 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.7 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 81.3 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 81.8 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 81.9 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.1 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.3 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.8 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 82.4 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 82.5 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.7 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 83 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.45 | 77 | 78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.26 | 78.2 | 80.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.49 | 80.8 | 82.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.48 | 81.8 | 83 | 5 |
More health data for Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 8,984 (2025)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 2.5 (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 36 (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 4,542 (2020)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 9,027 (2021)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 64 (2023)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.3 (2023)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 310,992 (2021)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 164,665 (2021)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 146,274 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen was 83 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- The highest recorded value was 83 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- The lowest recorded value was 77 in 1990.
- How does Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen ranks 91st out of 427 regions with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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