Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen
Prov. West-Vlaanderen: Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region was 3.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.1
Change on year
up 40.9%
Rank
258th
of 427 regions
All-time high
8.4
in 1992
All-time low
2.2
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Prov. West-Vlaanderen recorded 3.1 for infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.9% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen peaked at 8.4 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.2, in 2023.
Prov. West-Vlaanderen ranks 258th of 427 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.9 | — |
| 1991 | 6.3 | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 8.4 | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 6.8 | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 5.7 | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 6.2 | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 7.1 | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 5.9 | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 4.8 | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 5.4 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 4.6 | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1 | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 2.7 | -47.1% |
| 2005 | 4.1 | +51.9% |
| 2006 | 4.3 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.3 | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.6 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9 | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 5.2 | +79.3% |
| 2016 | 3 | -42.3% |
| 2017 | 3.2 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 2.4 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 2.2 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 3.1 | +40.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.25 | 4.8 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.07 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 5 |
More health data for Prov. West-Vlaanderen
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 7,833 (2025)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 83.1 (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 32 (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 3,199 (2020)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 7,852 (2021)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 39 (2023)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 3.58 (2023)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 281,118 (2021)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 145,957 (2021)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 135,142 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen?
- Infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen was 3.1 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Prov. West-Vlaanderen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 in 1992.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Prov. West-Vlaanderen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 in 2023.
- How does Prov. West-Vlaanderen rank for infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region?
- Prov. West-Vlaanderen ranks 258th out of 427 regions with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Prov. West-Vlaanderen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Prov. West-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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