Health in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen 23 indicators covering health for Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 8,984 2025 down 2.6% 90th Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 2.5 2024 down 21.9% 331st Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 83 2024 up 1.6% 89th Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 36 2024 down 26.5% 278th Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 4,542 2020 up 18.0% 168th Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 9,027 2021 down 3.9% 129th Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 64 2023 up 23.1% 191st Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.3 2023 up 33.5% 129th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 164,665 2021 up 21.1% 51st Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 310,992 2021 up 22.2% 52nd Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 146,274 2021 up 23.5% 53rd Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - females - historical 695,934 2021 down 23.0% 109th Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - males - historical 580,410 2021 down 15.8% 117th Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical 1.28 million 2021 down 19.9% 117th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients 234,508 2021 down 4.1% 95th Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and 126,218 2021 down 5.0% 95th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients 108,162 2021 down 3.0% 97th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 20,199 2021 up 16.0% 48th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 21,160 2021 up 15.3% 37th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 19,209 2021 up 16.8% 51st Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 15,231 2021 down 8.9% 92nd Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 16,219 2021 down 9.5% 91st Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 14,204 2021 down 8.3% 91st