BE · 2017 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Belgium, 2017
Life expectancy by age and sex
81.6
Belgium, 2017
▲ 0.1% vs 2016 (81.5)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.1% compared to 2016, reaching 81.6.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 80.9.
Belgium ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.4% (from 80.5 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
100.9%
EU-27: 80.9
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec