Life expectancy vs. health spending in Belgium
Belgium: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 82.11 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.11 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
35th
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.11 years
in 2023
All-time low
66.31 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Belgium, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 82.11 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Belgium peaked at 82.11 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.31 years, in 1950.
That places Belgium 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Belgium, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 66.31 years | — |
| 1951 | 66.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 67.97 years | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 68.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 68.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 68.55 years | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 68.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 69.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 69.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 70.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 69.62 years | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 70.5 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 70.23 years | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 70.04 years | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 70.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 70.56 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 70.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 70.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 70.61 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 70.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 70.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 71.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 71.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 71.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 71.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 71.97 years | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 72.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 72.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 72.71 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 73.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 73.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 73.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 73.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 73.88 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 74.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 74.47 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 74.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 75.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 75.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 75.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 76.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 76.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 76.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 76.36 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 76.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 76.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 77.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 77.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 77.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 77.77 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 78.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 78.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 78.96 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 79.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 79.39 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 79.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 79.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 80.26 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.47 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 80.89 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.8 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 81.66 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 81.16 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 82.11 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.48 years | 66.31 years | 70.31 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.45 years | 69.62 years | 70.91 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.98 years | 70.94 years | 73.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.47 years | 73.24 years | 75.65 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.82 years | 76.06 years | 77.65 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.87 years | 77.77 years | 79.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.9 years | 80.04 years | 81.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.43 years | 80.8 years | 82.11 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 32 Bermuda 82.31 years compare
- 33 Luxembourg 82.23 years compare
- 34 Netherlands 82.16 years compare
- 36 New Zealand 82.09 years compare
- 37 Guadeloupe 82.05 years compare
- 38 Austria 81.96 years compare
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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0768 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0803 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Belgium?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Belgium was 82.11 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 82.11 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.31 years in 1950.
- How does Belgium rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Belgium ranks 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.