Health in Belgium

1,111 indicators covering health for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-pocket expenditure 21.5% 2023 up 4.7% 122nd
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 1,276 current US$ 2023 up 24.0% 4th
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 0 2025 β€” 65th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 71 2023 down 10.1% 147th
Tuberculosis case detection rate 140 2024 up 62.8% 1st
Domestic general government health expenditure 73.7% 2023 down 2.0% 39th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 5,516 current international $ 2023 up 56.9% 13th
Domestic private health expenditure 26.3% 2023 up 6.2% 141st
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 1,562 current US$ 2023 up 25.8% 10th
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp 7,489 2023 up 60.2% 14th
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita 7,489 2023 up 60.2% 14th
Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare 1,611 2023 up 67.7% 7th
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in develo 5,516 2023 up 56.9% 13th
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously unin 0.0829 2024 down 22.7% 104th
Incidence of hiv by age 0.0829 2024 down 22.7% 104th
People using safely managed sanitation services 94.9% 2024 up 12.4% 25th
Immunization, Hib3 97.0% 2024 down 1.0% 29th
Number of infant deaths 318 2024 down 25.5% 129th
Number of under-five deaths 385 2024 down 25.5% 128th
Number of neonatal deaths 225 2024 down 20.5% 127th
Adolescent fertility rate 3.5 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 51.0% 195th
Sex ratio at birth 1.05 male births per female births 2024 down 0.3% 121st
Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for th 0.3721 2024 down 10.3% 168th
Reported cases of measles 526 2024 up 651.4% 54th
Child mortality by income level of country 0.3721 2024 down 10.3% 168th
Child mortality vs health expenditure 0.3721 2024 down 10.3% 168th
Share of children vaccinated against measles 96 2024 unchanged 46th
Child mortality vs electoral democracy 0.3721 2024 down 10.3% 168th
Infant mortality 0.3139 2024 down 8.7% 167th
Child deaths igme data 385 2024 down 25.5% 128th
Extreme poverty vs child mortality 0.3721 2024 down 10.3% 168th
Child mortality vs share of children immunized against diphtheria pert 0.3721 2024 down 10.3% 167th
Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression 0.3721 2024 down 10.3% 168th
Child mortality igme 0.3721 2024 down 10.3% 168th
Neonatal mortality wdi 0.222 2024 down 2.7% 168th
Child mortality by sex 0.4097 2024 down 11.2% 168th
Child mortality line chart by sex 0.3326 2024 down 9.2% 170th
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds 98 2024 down 1.0% 18th
Number of neonatal deaths by region 225 2024 down 20.5% 127th
Child mortality 0.37 2024 down 9.8% 169th
Under 5 mortality rate sdgs 0.3721 2024 down 10.3% 168th
Infant mortality rate wdi 0.279 2024 down 7.5% 170th
Infant mortality by sex 0.3468 2024 down 9.6% 167th
Neonatal infant and child deaths 225 2024 down 20.5% 127th
Child deaths life stage 67 2024 down 25.6% 124th
Number of infant deaths 318 2024 down 25.5% 129th
Child mortality rate vs mean male height cm 0.3721 2024 down 10.3% 168th
Youth mortality rate 0.443 2024 down 12.6% 172nd
Child mortality complete gapminder 0.3721 2024 down 10.3% 171st
Child mortality gdp per capita 0.37 2024 down 9.8% 169th
Number of neonatal deaths igme 225 2024 down 20.5% 127th
Number of child deaths igme 385 2024 down 25.5% 128th
Child mortality rate marimekko 0.3721 2024 down 10.3% 168th
Vaccination coverage who unicef 96 2024 unchanged 46th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 1.9% 2024 up 10.0% 147th
Overweight among adults, BMI β‰₯ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 57.6% 2024 up 2.3% 101st
Obesity among adults, BMI β‰₯ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 20.8% 2024 up 14.6% 112th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 20.5% 2024 up 0.7% 124th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 7.3% 2024 up 11.8% 132nd
Overweight among adults, BMI β‰₯ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 51.6% 2024 up 1.2% 117th