Health in Belgium 1,153 indicators covering health for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Respiratory infection death rate who mdb 40.67 2021 up 214.4% 32nd Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 8.1% 2023 — 99th Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage 11,692 Persons 2024 up 5.7% 17th Male female ratio suicides rates 2.63 2021 up 6.9% 134th Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 875 2021 down 14.1% 119th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 52 2021 down 80.4% 128th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 247 2021 up 32.8% 111th Share of women who are smoking 20.9 2022 down 5.9% 29th Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 27.1 2022 down 14.5% 87th Share of men who are smoking 27.1 2022 down 14.5% 87th Adults smoking 2007 2018 24 2022 down 11.1% 59th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 7 2024 down 30.0% 132nd Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 2.4% 2023 — 86th Share healthy diet unaffordable 0.7 2024 down 66.7% 146th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 518 2021 up 22.5% 119th Causes of mortality 110,377 Deaths 2023 up 1.0% 23rd Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 4.6 2014 down 6.1% 180th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.07 2014 up 0.6% 140th Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 6.4 2014 down 1.5% 138th Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 31 2024 down 71.6% 129th Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 31 2024 down 71.6% 141st Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 1 2015 down 87.5% 126th Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 17.9 2021 up 149.6% 99th Number of new leprosy cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 130th Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence 64 Cases 2024 down 52.9% 20th Pharmacists 12.84 2023 up 7.9% 11th Health worker density, by type of occupation 7.24 per 10,000 people 2023 up 1.4% 39th Hospital beds by function of healthcare 5.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 down 8.4% 10th Low birth weight prevalence 6.8% 2020 down 2.9% 119th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 99.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Low birth weight number 7.8 2020 down 13.3% 94th Number of new hivaids infections who 500 2024 down 15.3% 90th Reported rabies deaths 0 2023 — 61st Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 1.75 million 2030 down 7.7% 57th Hospital beds by sector 5.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 down 8.4% 10th Concentrations of fine particulate matter 10.17 2023 down 33.7% 140th Death rate road traffic injuries 5.8 2019 down 28.4% 152nd New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 485 2022 up 18.6% 122nd Cholera case fatality rate 0 2005 — 37th Hospitals 13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2025 down 14.2% 32nd Medical doctors not further defined 545 2023 up 33.6% 107th Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 82.11 2023 up 2.0% 35th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 17.5% 2030 down 12.5% 52nd Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 19.3% 2030 down 9.8% 47th Tb patients tested positive for hiv 24 2021 down 45.5% 109th Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 110.66 2019 up 22.4% 109th Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 17.4% 2019 up 20.0% 153rd Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 29,153 2019 up 3.4% 43rd Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.0% 2024 — 132nd Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 120 2019 down 0.8% 36th Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 8 2024 down 74.2% 148th Mortality caused by road traffic injury 5.8 per 100,000 population 2019 down 38.3% 153rd Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 3 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 33.3% 148th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 8.6 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 40.7% 154th Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 unchanged 2nd Life expectancy - Regions 82.4 Years 2024 up 1.2% 15th Ipv vaccine coverage 99 2024 unchanged 1st Hospital beds 54.22 2023 down 8.5% 24th Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 47.0% 2022 down 23.0% 146th New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 down 100.0% 124th ← Previous Page 15 of 20 Next →