Health in Belgium 1,153 indicators covering health for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 67 2023 down 5.6% 93rd Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 683 2023 up 7.2% 7th Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 5.93 2023 up 19.3% 4th Bladder cancer death rate 2.34 2021 down 35.3% 37th Cancer death rates by type who db 2.34 2021 down 35.3% 37th Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 98.0% 2025 — 16th International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 50 2025 — 85th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Crude mortality 9.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 1.2% 23rd Health status - Regions — Crude mortality rate 9.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 1.2% 23rd Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 — 121st Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2024 — 69th Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 0 2024 — 121st New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2024 — 69th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 2.07 million 2021 up 19.7% 6th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 1.08 million 2021 up 17.3% 6th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 988,911 2021 up 22.3% 5th Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - females - historical 5.42 million 2021 down 24.5% 11th Ipv1 number unvaccinated 1,171 2023 down 7.2% 142nd Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - males - historical 4.62 million 2021 down 15.9% 11th Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical 10.04 million 2021 down 20.7% 12th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients 1.75 million 2021 down 7.4% 9th Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and 939,374 2021 down 8.9% 9th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients 811,106 2021 down 5.6% 9th Contraceptive prevalence, any method 66.7% 2018 down 9.5% 30th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 17,887 2021 up 14.9% 4th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 18,457 2021 up 13.1% 5th Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 — 3rd Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 23.5% 2024 down 8.6% 52nd Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 17,298 2021 up 17.0% 4th Liver cancer death rate 4.2 2021 up 6.2% 52nd Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 15,113 2021 down 11.0% 11th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 16,005 2021 down 12.1% 11th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 14,188 2021 down 9.7% 10th Number of female leprosy new cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 102nd National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 2 2022 unchanged 140th Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 65.4% 2018 down 10.2% 20th Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 1,200 2014 down 25.0% 123rd Public health expenditure share gdp 8.22 2025 down 0.5% 11th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 14.8% 2023 up 4.2% 28th Pancreatic cancer death rate 7.2 2021 down 1.1% 30th Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 3.69 2021 down 9.6% 40th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 10.38 2022 up 27.2% 35th Taxes as a % of price: total tax 79.9% 2022 up 5.0% 18th Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 17.4% 2022 unchanged 19th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 40.0% 2022 down 23.8% 24th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 22.5% 2022 up 264.2% 95th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 — 37th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 — 56th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 8 2022 up 20.5% 136th Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 unchanged 111th Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 down 50.0% 99th Midwifery personnel 8,605 2022 up 33.2% 32nd Health care - Regions — Active physicians 3.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 2.0% 35th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Active physicians 3.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 2.0% 35th Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 94 2024 up 1.1% 33rd Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 94 2024 up 1.1% 33rd Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories 5.7 Days 2024 down 12.3% 24th Gender gap in life expectancy by age group 1.07 2018 up 2.0% 12th Death rate from poisonings 0.4 2021 down 33.3% 96th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 9.2 % 2021 down 29.2% 156th ← Previous Page 16 of 20 Next →