Period versus cohort life expectancy in Belgium
Belgium: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 82.08 in 2023. β² Rising
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Belgium, 1841β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for period versus cohort life expectancy in Belgium is 82.08, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 178 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in Belgium peaked at 82.08 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.47, in 1866.
That places Belgium 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 178 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 38.66 | 34.51 | 41.91 | 9 |
| 1850s | 40.52 | 37.46 | 42.3 | 10 |
| 1860s | 40.89 | 32.47 | 45.1 | 10 |
| 1870s | 42.19 | 34.36 | 44.68 | 10 |
| 1880s | 44.64 | 42.49 | 46.05 | 10 |
| 1890s | 45.94 | 43.16 | 48.84 | 10 |
| 1900s | 49.49 | 46.69 | 51.07 | 10 |
| 1910s | 50.91 | 49.24 | 52.45 | 5 |
| 1920s | 56.15 | 53.99 | 57.46 | 10 |
| 1930s | 59.3 | 57.1 | 60.31 | 10 |
| 1940s | 60.5 | 55.96 | 65.43 | 10 |
| 1950s | 68.47 | 66.3 | 70.31 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.45 | 69.62 | 70.91 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.98 | 70.94 | 73.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.47 | 73.24 | 75.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.82 | 76.06 | 77.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.87 | 77.77 | 79.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.89 | 80.03 | 81.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.56 | 80.79 | 82.08 | 4 |
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- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,927 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is period versus cohort life expectancy in Belgium?
- Period versus cohort life expectancy in Belgium was 82.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 82.08 in 2023.
- What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.47 in 1866.
- How does Belgium rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is period versus cohort life expectancy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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