Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region was 2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen recorded 2.5 for infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.2% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen peaked at 7 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2024.
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen ranks 335th of 427 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.7 | — |
| 1991 | 5.9 | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 7 | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 6.2 | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 6.8 | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 6.8 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.5 | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 5.3 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 6 | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 4.7 | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 5.2 | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.4 | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 3.6 | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 5.1 | +41.7% |
| 2005 | 4.9 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 4.5 | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 6.3 | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3 | -31.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 4.1 | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 3.4 | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2 | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 4 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 3.2 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 4.3 | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 3.8 | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 3.5 | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.9 | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 3.3 | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 2.5 | -24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.09 | 4.7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.82 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5 |
More health data for Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 8,984 (2025)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 83 (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 36 (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 4,542 (2020)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 9,027 (2021)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 64 (2023)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.3 (2023)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 310,992 (2021)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 164,665 (2021)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 146,274 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- Infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen was 2.5 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1992.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2024.
- How does Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen rank for infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region?
- Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen ranks 335th out of 427 regions with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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