BE · 2018 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Belgium, 2018
Life expectancy by age and sex
79.4
Belgium, 2018
▲ 0.3% vs 2017 (79.2)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.3% compared to 2017, reaching 79.4.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 78.2.
Belgium ranks 11th 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 1.7% (from 78.1 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
101.5%
EU-27: 78.2
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec