BE · 2020 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Belgium, 2020
Life expectancy by age and sex
78.5
Belgium, 2020
▼ 1.6% vs 2019 (79.8)
Analysis
In 2020, Belgium's life expectancy by age and sex decreased by 1.6% compared to 2019, reaching 78.5.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 77.5.
Belgium ranks 15th 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 0.3% (from 78.7 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
101.3%
EU-27: 77.5
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec