Health in Belgium

1,123 indicators covering health for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method 0 2021 β€” 21st
Prevalence of HIV, total 0.2% 2024 unchanged 93rd
External health expenditure channeled through government 100.0% 2023 β€” 1st
Death rate from diabetes who mdb 8.27 2021 down 22.2% 99th
Suicide rate who mdb 11.28 2021 down 26.8% 17th
Suicide rate male female who mdb 16.38 2021 down 27.0% 25th
Suicide rates among young people who mdb 7.73 2021 down 10.4% 31st
Suicide rates among young women who mdb 5.41 2021 up 1.0% 28th
Suicide rates among young men who mdb 9.92 2021 down 15.6% 29th
Suicide rates by age who mdb 7.73 2021 down 10.4% 31st
Mortality from ncds sdgs 9.2 2021 down 27.0% 173rd
Mortality from ncds gender 11 2021 down 30.4% 174th
Healthy life expectancy at birth 69.79 2021 up 1.4% 21st
Death rates from mental and substance disorders by age who 0 2021 β€” 1st
Death rate from cardiomyopathy myocarditis endocarditis who ghe age st 3.18 2021 down 23.4% 151st
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 7.4% 2021 down 22.1% 165th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 11.0% 2021 down 30.4% 174th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 9.2% 2021 down 27.0% 173rd
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.42 per 100,000 population 2021 down 6.7% 97th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.33 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 3.1% 87th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 0.52 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 10.3% 106th
Suicide mortality rate, female 10.69 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 17.0% 7th
Suicide mortality rate, male 26.25 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 12.1% 19th
Suicide mortality rate 18.36 per 100,000 population 2021 down 13.4% 15th
Nurses and midwives 12.89 per 1,000 people 2021 up 24.3% 11th
Share of women among the population living with hiv 33.52 2024 down 2.4% 92nd
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 0 2023 β€” 128th
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 0.0% 2023 β€” 128th
Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 0.2121 2023 down 14.0% 121st
Diabetes prevalence who gho 4.6 2014 down 6.1% 181st
Child mortality rate ihme 0.35 2019 down 22.2% 179th
Neonatal mortality ihme 0.19 2019 down 17.4% 179th
Number of neonatal deaths ihme 230 2019 down 21.8% 129th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) 4.25 2020 down 17.2% 30th
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) 9.43 2020 down 16.8% 35th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) 14.83 2020 down 17.2% 34th
Low-birthweight babies 6.8% 2020 down 3.7% 123rd
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv 88 2023 up 6.0% 23rd
Diabetes treatment coverage, crude 84.03 2022 up 7.0% 1st
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized 6.73 2022 up 46.2% 174th
Prevalence of diabetes, crude 10.06 2022 up 50.9% 139th
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized 81.27 2022 up 6.8% 1st
Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 63,478 2025 down 3.5% 10th
Inequality in life expectancy 0.035 2023 down 7.8% 170th
Inequality in life expectancy vs health expenditure per capita 0.035 2023 down 7.8% 170th
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 0.0% 2022 β€” 124th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 0.0% 2022 β€” 119th
Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita 4.76 2020 down 19.7% 166th
Maternal mortality slope chart 4.76 2020 down 19.7% 167th
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 4.76 2020 down 19.7% 167th
Number of maternal deaths by region 5.47 2020 down 28.4% 141st
Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff 4.76 2020 down 19.7% 167th
Maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality 4.76 2020 down 19.7% 167th
Maternal deaths by income group 5.47 2020 down 28.4% 141st
Maternal mortality vs fertility 4.76 2020 down 19.7% 167th
Maternal deaths ihme 5.47 2020 down 28.4% 141st
Maternal mortality ratio vs mean daily income 4.76 2020 down 19.7% 166th
Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 97.0% 2025 down 1.0% 32nd
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-doseΒ  (DTP3) 98.0% 2025 down 1.0% 20th
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 96.0% 2025 unchanged 41st