BE · 1979 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Belgium, 1979
Life expectancy by age and sex
73.3
Belgium, 1979
▲ 0.7% vs 1978 (72.8)
Analysis
In 1979, Belgium's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.7% compared to 1978, reaching 73.3.
Belgium ranks 5th out of 16 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.8% (from 72.0 in 1974).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1979
#5 of 16
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec