Health in Belgium 1,220 indicators covering health for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.4 per 100,000 people 2021 down 33.3% 87th Suicide mortality rate, by sex 18.4 per 100,000 people 2021 down 10.2% 14th Rotavirus number unvaccinated 16,393 2023 down 9.3% 60th Share of deaths registered 96.69 2019 — 73rd Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 1.67 2022 up 10.6% 146th Personal remittances, received 15.48 billion 2024 up 27.3% 5th Health expenditure and financing per capita 6,461 2025 up 11.7% 8th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Age-adjusted 8.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 down 9.2% 24th Road deaths over the long term 540 2022 down 34.7% 35th Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 0 2015 — 19th Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories 1.74 million Discharges 2024 down 8.3% 17th Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 0.02 2023 — 111th Mean systolic blood pressure 124.1 2009 down 3.9% 114th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.3 2009 up 1.9% 95th Infant mortality rates 1.7 2024 up 6.2% 26th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 6.8 2020 up 40.5% 145th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.8% 2020 up 1.3% 31st Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.4% 2020 down 23.1% 24th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 — 33rd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 — 41st Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.2% 2020 unchanged 19th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.2% 2020 up 185.7% 96th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 8.06 2020 up 27.7% 23rd Number healthy diet unaffordable 100,000 2024 down 50.0% 128th Import of environmentally sound technologies 16.25 billion 2020 up 3.3% 20th Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 93 2024 down 2.1% 30th Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 96 2024 up 9.1% 33rd Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 8.89 2020 up 53.0% 44th Export of environmentally sound technologies 13.27 billion 2020 down 9.2% 22nd Pcv3 number unvaccinated 7,025 2023 down 22.3% 97th Infant mortality 407 2014 down 22.6% 13th Health risks - Regions — Respiratory system diseases mortality crude 101.25 Per 100 000 inhabitants 2023 down 0.9% 7th Gross national income per capita 63,582 2023 up 8.9% 15th Health risks - Regions — Circulatory system diseases mortality crude 222.19 Per 100 000 inhabitants 2023 down 21.3% 25th Avoidable mortality 22,459 Deaths 2022 down 2.8% 24th Avoidable mortality — Preventable mortality 15,975 Deaths 2022 up 1.8% 22nd Avoidable mortality — Treatable mortality 6,484 Deaths 2022 down 12.5% 24th Reported number of human rabies deaths 0 2023 — 62nd Projected life expectancy by age (in completed years), sex and type 89.3 2100 up 1.0% 13th Assumptions for mortality rates by age, sex and type of projection 0.0022 2100 down 13.2% 15th Projected life expectancy by age, sex and type of projection 89.2 2100 up 1.2% 12th Assumptions for mortality rates by age, sex and type of projection 0.0003 2100 down 32.7% 8th Projected life expectancy by age (in completed years), sex and type 89.5 2100 up 1.0% 15th Life expectancy by age and sex 82.4 2024 up 1.6% 14th Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 47th Crude death rate hmd 9.45 2023 down 3.4% 24th Births and deaths 9.45 2023 down 3.4% 24th Period versus cohort life expectancy 82.08 2023 up 2.0% 17th Annual death rate by age group 3.03 2023 down 12.2% 24th Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of 52.85 2023 up 0.0% 15th Number reported cases of cholera 2 2005 up 100.0% 72nd Human Development Index 0.951 2023 up 2.8% 8th HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14) 80.0% 2025 up 17.6% 36th Pharmaceutical consumption 213 Defined daily dose per 1 000 inhabitants per day 2024 up 22.1% 18th Life expectancy at birth oecd 81.9 2021 up 1.5% 15th Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption 14.1 Cigarettes per smoker per day 2023 down 11.3% 7th How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 15 2022 down 6.2% 11th ← Previous Page 18 of 21 Next →