Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen
Prov. West-Vlaanderen: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 83.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen stood at 83.1. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen peaked at 83.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.6, in 1990.
That places Prov. West-Vlaanderen 87th out of 427 regions with data for 2024, putting it 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. West-Vlaanderen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.6 | — |
| 1991 | 78 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 77.9 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 77.8 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 78.1 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 77.8 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 77.6 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 78.5 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 78.4 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 78.6 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.8 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 79 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 79.1 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 80 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.5 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 80.8 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 80.6 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.9 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.1 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.6 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.5 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.9 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.7 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.3 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 82.1 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.3 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.9 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 81.9 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 82.6 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 82.5 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.1 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 83.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.03 | 77.6 | 78.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.87 | 78.8 | 80.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.9 | 81.1 | 82.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.64 | 81.9 | 83.1 | 5 |
More health data for Prov. West-Vlaanderen
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 7,833 (2025)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.1 (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 32 (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 3,199 (2020)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 7,852 (2021)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 39 (2023)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 3.58 (2023)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 281,118 (2021)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 145,957 (2021)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 135,142 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen was 83.1 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Prov. West-Vlaanderen?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Prov. West-Vlaanderen?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6 in 1990.
- How does Prov. West-Vlaanderen rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Prov. West-Vlaanderen ranks 87th out of 427 regions with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Prov. West-Vlaanderen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Prov. West-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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