Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Belgium
Belgium: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 79.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Belgium, 1841–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Belgium is 79.86, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 178 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Belgium peaked at 79.86 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.69, in 1866.
Belgium ranks 35th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 178 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 38.61 | 34.43 | 42.05 | 9 |
| 1850s | 40.34 | 37.09 | 42.46 | 10 |
| 1860s | 40.24 | 31.69 | 44.5 | 10 |
| 1870s | 41.11 | 33.55 | 43.6 | 10 |
| 1880s | 43.15 | 41.08 | 44.45 | 10 |
| 1890s | 44.26 | 41.62 | 47.19 | 10 |
| 1900s | 47.87 | 44.98 | 49.44 | 10 |
| 1910s | 49.17 | 47.49 | 50.62 | 5 |
| 1920s | 54.37 | 52.13 | 55.66 | 10 |
| 1930s | 57.27 | 55.07 | 58.38 | 10 |
| 1940s | 57.63 | 51.78 | 62.92 | 10 |
| 1950s | 65.91 | 63.81 | 67.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.45 | 66.71 | 67.84 | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.75 | 67.82 | 69.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.11 | 69.87 | 72.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.49 | 72.7 | 74.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.92 | 74.57 | 77.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.44 | 77.36 | 79.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.08 | 78.54 | 79.86 | 4 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- 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)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 65,945 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Belgium?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Belgium was 79.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 79.86 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.69 in 1866.
- How does Belgium rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
- Belgium ranks 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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