Healthy life expectancy in Belgium
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Belgium was 69.9 years in 2023.
Belgium, 2023
69.9
Change from 2022
+1.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
69.4 years
Position in 2023
18th of 185
Healthy life expectancy in Belgium over time
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Belgium
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 69.9 years |
| 2022 | 69.1 years |
| 2021 | 69.3 years |
| 2020 | 68.8 years |
| 2019 | 69.9 years |
| 2018 | 69.6 years |
| 2017 | 69.5 years |
| 2016 | 69.4 years |
| 2015 | 69.2 years |
| 2014 | 69.3 years |
| 2013 | 68.9 years |
| 2012 | 68.7 years |
| 2011 | 68.8 years |
| 2010 | 68.5 years |
| 2009 | 68.5 years |
| 2008 | 68.3 years |
| 2007 | 68.3 years |
| 2006 | 68.3 years |
| 2005 | 67.9 years |
| 2004 | 67.9 years |
| 2003 | 67.5 years |
| 2002 | 67.4 years |
| 2001 | 67.3 years |
| 2000 | 67.1 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2% from 69.1 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 68.9 years, the figure has changed by +1.5%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Belgium has the 18th highest value.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Life expectancy at birth
82.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Healthy life years at birth
63.9 years
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth
82.4 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
534d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
334b (Break in time series) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat