People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Belgium
Belgium: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 27.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Belgium, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 problem, by sex, age in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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 | 21.0% | 17.2% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 19.1% | 27.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More health data for Belgium
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (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)
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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