People having a long-standing illness or health … citizenship in Belgium
Belgium: People having a long-standing illness or health … citizenship was 27.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Belgium, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 27.1 for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Belgium peaked at 27.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.2, in 2011.
Belgium ranks 10th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health … citizenship in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 19.2 | — |
| 2010 | 19.7 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 17.2 | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 17.9 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 20.1 | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 22.9 | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 23.1 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.4 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 23.8 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 19.9 | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 23.3 | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 19.1 | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 20.7 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 20.8 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 22.2 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 21.8 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 27.1 | +24.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 27.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 27.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.1, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.03 | 17.2 | 23.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.95 | 19.1 | 27.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Belgium?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Belgium was 27.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2 in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and groups of country of citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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