Health in Prov. West-Vlaanderen 23 indicators covering health for Prov. West-Vlaanderen. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 7,833 2025 down 4.3% 105th Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.1 2024 up 6.9% 254th Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 83.1 2024 up 1.5% 85th Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 32 2024 unchanged 290th Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 3,199 2020 up 14.6% 220th Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 7,852 2021 down 5.4% 153rd Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 39 2023 down 9.3% 240th Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 3.58 2023 down 4.0% 190th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 145,957 2021 up 24.5% 56th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 281,118 2021 up 25.2% 58th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 135,142 2021 up 26.0% 56th Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - females - historical 670,639 2021 down 24.7% 112th Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - males - historical 561,055 2021 down 16.8% 118th Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical 1.23 million 2021 down 21.3% 118th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients 207,789 2021 down 5.6% 104th Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and 110,132 2021 down 6.4% 106th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients 97,585 2021 down 4.8% 105th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 23,272 2021 up 21.9% 28th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 23,988 2021 up 21.7% 17th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 22,542 2021 up 22.1% 41st Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 17,202 2021 down 8.2% 62nd Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 18,100 2021 down 8.6% 57th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 16,277 2021 down 7.7% 68th