Mumps - number of reported cases in Belgium
Belgium: Mumps - number of reported cases was 403 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mumps - number of reported cases in Belgium, 2001–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 403 for mumps - number of reported cases in 2025.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 147.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mumps - number of reported cases in Belgium peaked at 4,573 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2001.
That places Belgium 32nd out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mumps - number of reported cases in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 | — |
| 2003 | 94 | +1466.7% |
| 2004 | 56 | -40.4% |
| 2005 | 70 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 54 | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46 | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 59 | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 31 | -47.5% |
| 2011 | 15 | -51.6% |
| 2012 | 2,687 | +17813.3% |
| 2013 | 4,573 | +70.2% |
| 2014 | 228 | -95.0% |
| 2015 | 163 | -28.5% |
| 2016 | 153 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 183 | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 230 | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 234 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 207 | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 105 | -49.3% |
| 2022 | 183 | +74.3% |
| 2023 | 296 | +61.7% |
| 2024 | 385 | +30.1% |
| 2025 | 403 | +4.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 403 is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.5, 24.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 403 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18, 22.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mumps - number of reported cases in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +17813.3% | 15 | 2,687 |
| 2003 | +1466.7% | 6 | 94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.88 | 6 | 94 | 8 |
| 2010s | 849.7 | 15 | 4,573 | 10 |
| 2020s | 263.17 | 105 | 403 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mumps - number of reported cases in Belgium?
- Mumps - number of reported cases in Belgium was 403 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mumps - number of reported cases recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4,573 in 2013.
- What is the lowest mumps - number of reported cases recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for mumps - number of reported cases?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is mumps - number of reported cases rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mumps - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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