Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Belgium

Belgium: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 79.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
79.86
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
35th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.86
in 2023
All-time low
31.69
in 1866
Years of data
178
1841–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Belgium, 1841–2023

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 32 Ireland 80.37 compare
  2. 33 Israel 80.18 compare
  3. 34 Denmark 80.02 compare
  4. 36 Maldives 79.69 compare
  5. 37 Cyprus 79.63 compare
  6. 38 Austria 79.54 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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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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Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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