Health in Belgium 1,255 indicators covering health for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 51.2% 22nd The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 86.27 2021 β 81st Contraceptive prevalence, any method 60.0% 2018 down 1.3% 8th Primary care β Congestive heart failure hospital admission 130.4 Per 100 000 inhabitants 2023 down 34.8% 24th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 30.0% 24th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 85.7% 23rd Medical doctors 48.6% 2023 up 26.6% 45th Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 59.0% 2018 down 2.0% 6th Retreatment cases: treatment after default 0 2008 down 100.0% 126th Retreatment cases: other 78 2012 up 21.9% 74th Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers 5.61 2016 down 35.1% 25th Health care - Regions β Practising nurses 11.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 11.7% 7th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') β Practising nurses 11.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 11.7% 7th Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 5,600 2015 up 1.8% 73rd Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care 1.74 million 2023 down 4.4% 10th Hospital beds by hospital ownership 15,539 2025 down 9.7% 17th Health graduates - historical data 1,898 2021 up 68.7% 9th Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit 46,449 2023 up 42.6% 9th Mortality by week 2,063 Deaths 2025 down 2.8% 13th Preterm birth rate 8.21 2020 up 2.2% 41st Preterm birth 9,438 2020 down 8.7% 59th Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 88 2024 up 6.0% 15th Percentage of people living with HIV receiving treatment who have 98 2024 unchanged 1st Number of reported deaths from cholera 0 2005 β 51st Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) 37,089 2020 up 16.6% 13th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 50.8 2014 down 30.8% 4th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 1 2014 down 37.5% 81st Hospital beds by type of care - historical data 63,847 2020 down 4.2% 10th How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 1 2022 unchanged 51st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 35 2022 up 105.9% 55th Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 35 2022 unchanged 55th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 35 2022 β 54th Treatment success rate: XDR-TB cases 67 2018 up 34.0% 42nd Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 99.7% 2016 down 0.1% 6th Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative 1.88 million 2019 up 6.2% 10th Hpv vaccination coverage in 15 year olds 80 2024 up 21.2% 25th Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 8.67 2009 down 13.8% 110th Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 20 2012 up 81.8% 73rd Self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level 62.1 2025 up 7.1% 12th People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age 8.5 2025 down 6.6% 27th Healthy life years by sex 82.4 2024 up 1.2% 13th New cases: other 0 2012 β 33rd Compliance with international health regulations 82 2016 up 10.8% 61st Health care expenditure by function 68,655 2024 up 59.7% 9th Health care expenditure by financing scheme 68,655 2024 up 59.7% 9th Expenditure for selected health care functions by health care 68,655 2024 up 59.7% 9th Health care expenditure by provider 68,655 2024 up 59.7% 8th Expenditure for selected health care providers by health care 68,655 2024 up 59.7% 8th Expenditure for selected health care functions by health care 68,655 2024 up 59.7% 8th Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability 8.5 2025 down 6.6% 27th Self-perceived health by level of disability (activity limitation) 93.6 2025 unchanged 16th Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health 76.6 2024 up 2.4% 14th Deaths and disappearances during migration 1 2024 unchanged 59th Infant mortality by age and sex 106 2024 down 7.8% 15th Number of imported cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 33 2023 up 175.0% 7th Number of imported cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 3 2023 up 200.0% 11th Health impacts of air pollution 30,396 2023 down 66.9% 16th Technical resources in hospital 1,483 2024 up 16.4% 7th Primary health care expenditure (PHCE) per Ρapita in US$ 2,067 2023 up 22.3% 14th β Previous Page 20 of 21 Next β