Hospitals in Belgium
Belgium: Hospitals was 13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025. βΌ Falling
Hospitals in Belgium, 1990β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2025, hospitals in Belgium stood at 13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospitals in Belgium peaked at 37.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2025.
That places Belgium 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 23.37 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 37.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.36 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 18.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 21.95 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.25 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 14.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 17.9 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.88 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 14.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 29 Ireland 15.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 30 Spain 15.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 31 Luxembourg 14.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 33 Sweden 9.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 34 Israel 8.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 35 Costa Rica 7.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospitals in Belgium?
- Hospitals in Belgium was 13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospitals recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 37.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1990.
- What is the lowest hospitals recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for hospitals?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hospitals rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hospitals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of hospitals by sector: Publicly owned hospitals Not-for-profit privately owned hospitals For-profit privately owned hospitals General hospitals Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.