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 сapita in US$ 2,067 2023 up 22.3% 14th