Womens life expectancy at birth in Belgium
Belgium: Womens life expectancy at birth was 84.33 in 2023. β² Rising
Womens life expectancy at birth in Belgium, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens life expectancy at birth in Belgium is 84.33, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Belgium peaked at 84.33 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.89, in 1950.
Belgium ranks 36th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71.11 | 68.89 | 73.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.53 | 72.64 | 74.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.26 | 74.14 | 76.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.81 | 76.66 | 78.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.08 | 79.33 | 80.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.72 | 80.9 | 82.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.29 | 82.62 | 84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.76 | 83.05 | 84.33 | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Belgium?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Belgium was 84.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 84.33 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.89 in 1950.
- How does Belgium rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Belgium ranks 36th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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