This statistic shows the life expectancy at birth in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by region. In 2022, the life expectancy in the Walloon Region was 80.02 years, the life expectancy in the Brussels-Capital Region was 81.58 years, and the life expectancy in the Flemish Region was 82.62 years.
Life expectancy at birth in Belgium from 2008 to 2022 by region
Characteristic
Flemish Region
Brussels-Capital Region
Walloon Region
2022
82.62
81.58
80.02
2021
82.68
81.28
79.87
2020
82
79.61
78.94
2019
82.7
81.59
80.28
2018
82.35
81.53
79.87
2017
82.23
81.17
79.83
2016
82.18
81.2
79.6
2015
81.79
80.86
79.26
2014
81.97
80.92
79.48
2013
81.3
80.42
78.97
2012
81.1
79.95
78.8
2011
81.2
80.57
78.73
2010
80.89
79.97
78.52
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Belgium is divided into 3 regions: the Flemish Region, the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region. Each region has its own Regional Parliament and a Regional Government.
Life expectancy: the number of years someone is expected to live when born in the year indicated.
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Statbel. (July 6, 2023). Life expectancy at birth in Belgium from 2008 to 2022 by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/524206/life-expectancy-in-belgium-by-region/
Statbel. "Life expectancy at birth in Belgium from 2008 to 2022 by region." Chart. July 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524206/life-expectancy-in-belgium-by-region/
Statbel. (2023). Life expectancy at birth in Belgium from 2008 to 2022 by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524206/life-expectancy-in-belgium-by-region/
Statbel. "Life Expectancy at Birth in Belgium from 2008 to 2022 by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524206/life-expectancy-in-belgium-by-region/
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Life expectancy at birth in Belgium from 2008 to 2022 by region [Graph], Statbel, July 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/524206/life-expectancy-in-belgium-by-region/
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