People reporting good or very good health in Belgium
73.9% of people aged 16 or over in Belgium rated their health as good or very good in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2016. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Belgium, 2025
73.9%
Change from 2024
−0.8percentage points
European Union, 2025
67.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
68.2%
Position in 2025
7th of 31
People reporting good or very good health in Belgium over time
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% of people aged 16 or over. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73.9% | 67.9% |
| 2024 | 74.7% | 68.4% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | 67.8% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | 67.7% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | 69.0% |
| 2020 | 75.5% | 68.8% |
| 2019 | 74.1%b (break in time series) | 68.6% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | 68.5%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 74.5% | 68.9%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 73.9% | 67.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 74.6% | 66.7%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 75.0% | 67.2%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 74.3% | 66.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 74.5% | 67.3%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 73.5% | 66.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 73.0% | 66.7%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 73.5% | – |
| 2008 | 73.9% | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 74.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 74.6%, the figure has changed by −0.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 67.9%.
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Life expectancy at birth
82.4 years
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Average life satisfaction
7.6 out of 10
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Infant mortality rate
3.5 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
534d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
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Practising physicians
334b (Break in time series) per 100,000 people
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Health spending share of GDP
11.1%
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