BE · 2020 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Belgium, 2020
Life expectancy by age and sex
80.8
Belgium, 2020
▼ 1.6% vs 2019 (82.1)
Analysis
In 2020, Belgium's life expectancy by age and sex decreased by 1.6% compared to 2019, reaching 80.8.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 80.4.
Belgium ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.4% (from 81.1 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
100.5%
EU-27: 80.4
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec