Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 82.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest is 82.1, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest peaked at 82.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.8, in 1995.
That places Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 163rd out of 427 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77 | — |
| 1991 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 77.3 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 77.7 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 77.7 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 76.8 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 77.6 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 77.5 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 77.7 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.6 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 78 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 78.1 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 78 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 78.8 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 79 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.2 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 80 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 79.6 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 79.9 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.2 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 80.8 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 80.1 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 80.6 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 80.9 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 80.8 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.2 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.1 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.5 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.6 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.6 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 81.2 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 81.6 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 82.1 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 82.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.39 | 76.8 | 77.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.86 | 78 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.88 | 80.1 | 81.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.32 | 79.6 | 82.1 | 5 |
More health data for Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 8,617 (2025)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.2 (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 45 (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 4,870 (2020)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 8,619 (2021)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 244 (2023)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 16.18 (2023)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 146,786 (2021)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 77,232 (2021)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 69,543 (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest was 82.1 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8 in 1995.
- How does Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest ranks 163rd out of 427 regions with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 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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