BE · 2017 · tps00208
Life expectancy at birth by sex
Belgium, 2017
Life expectancy at birth by sex
167.8%
Belgium, 2017
▼ 0.1% vs 2016 (168.0%)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's life expectancy at birth by sex decreased by 0.1% compared to 2016, reaching 167.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 167.2%.
Belgium ranks 13th 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 1.0% (from 166.2% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00208, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
100.4%
EU-27: 167.2%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00208