BE · 2020 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Belgium, 2020
Life expectancy by age and sex
83.0
Belgium, 2020
▼ 1.5% vs 2019 (84.3)
Analysis
In 2020, Belgium's life expectancy by age and sex decreased by 1.5% compared to 2019, reaching 83.0.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 83.2.
Belgium ranks 18th 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 0.5% (from 83.4 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
99.8%
EU-27: 83.2
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec