Survival ages across the population in Belgium
Belgium: Survival ages across the population was 35.42 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
35.42
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
11th
of 41 countries
All-time high
35.42
in 2023
All-time low
0.05
in 1865
Years of data
178
1841–2023
Survival ages across the population in Belgium, 1841–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival ages across the population in Belgium is 35.42, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 178 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival ages across the population in Belgium peaked at 35.42 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1865.
That places Belgium 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Survival ages across the population in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 0.07 | — |
| 1842 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1843 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1844 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1847 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1849 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1855 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1857 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1858 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1861 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1862 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1863 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1864 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.05 | -16.7% |
| 1866 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1867 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1868 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 1870 | 0.07 | -12.5% |
| 1871 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1872 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1873 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1876 | 0.09 | +50.0% |
| 1877 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 1878 | 0.06 | -25.0% |
| 1879 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.05 | -16.7% |
| 1881 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1882 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1883 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1885 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1886 | 0.05 | -28.6% |
| 1887 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1888 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1889 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1897 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1899 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1902 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1904 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1906 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1907 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1908 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 1912 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 1913 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 1921 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.1 | +11.1% |
| 1923 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 1924 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 1927 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 1928 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 1930 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.12 | +20.0% |
| 1932 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.13 | +8.3% |
| 1935 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.14 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | 0.13 | -7.1% |
| 1941 | 0.12 | -7.7% |
| 1942 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.14 | +16.7% |
| 1944 | 0.13 | -7.1% |
| 1945 | 0.11 | -15.4% |
| 1946 | 0.14 | +27.3% |
| 1947 | 0.17 | +21.4% |
| 1948 | 0.2 | +17.6% |
| 1949 | 0.21 | +5.0% |
| 1950 | 0.23 | +9.5% |
| 1951 | 0.25 | +8.7% |
| 1952 | 0.28 | +12.0% |
| 1953 | 0.31 | +10.7% |
| 1954 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.32 | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 0.34 | +6.3% |
| 1957 | 0.38 | +11.8% |
| 1958 | 0.48 | +26.3% |
| 1959 | 0.51 | +6.3% |
| 1960 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.6 | +17.6% |
| 1962 | 0.66 | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.64 | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8 | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 1.28 | +60.0% |
| 1966 | 1.02 | -20.3% |
| 1967 | 2.18 | +113.7% |
| 1968 | 2.24 | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 2.41 | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 2.62 | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 3.15 | +20.2% |
| 1972 | 4.27 | +35.6% |
| 1973 | 6.66 | +56.0% |
| 1974 | 7.27 | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 8.87 | +22.0% |
| 1976 | 9 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 12.59 | +39.9% |
| 1978 | 12.42 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 14.17 | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 14.87 | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 16.36 | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 17.19 | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 17.49 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 18.16 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 18.69 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 19.21 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 19.39 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 19.78 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 19.75 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 19.87 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 20.55 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 20.62 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 21.03 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 21.07 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 21.9 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 22.68 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 23.57 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 23.32 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 23.22 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 23.18 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 23.31 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 24.66 | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 25.32 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 26.57 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 27.46 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 27.53 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 26.98 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 28.44 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 28.99 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 28.94 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 29.21 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 30.66 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 31.02 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 31.99 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 32.64 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 32.68 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 32.84 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 33.64 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 34.33 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 34.83 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 34.19 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 34.64 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 35.42 | +2.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 35.42 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.14, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 35.42 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.79, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival ages across the population in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +113.7% | 1.02 | 2.18 |
| 1965 | +60.0% | 0.8 | 1.28 |
| 1973 | +56.0% | 4.27 | 6.66 |
| 1876 | +50.0% | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| 1887 | +40.0% | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| 1977 | +39.9% | 9 | 12.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0667 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 9 |
| 1850s | 0.065 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.065 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.069 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.062 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.062 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.066 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.074 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 5 |
| 1920s | 0.103 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.125 | 0.1 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.147 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.341 | 0.23 | 0.51 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.23 | 0.51 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.1 | 2.62 | 14.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.09 | 14.87 | 19.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.78 | 19.87 | 23.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.24 | 23.18 | 28.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.79 | 28.94 | 34.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.77 | 34.19 | 35.42 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival ages across the population in Belgium?
- Survival ages across the population in Belgium was 35.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 35.42 in 2023.
- What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1865.
- How does Belgium rank for survival ages across the population?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Survival ages across the population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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