Belgium
Indicators are explained below the map.
Numbers in green = better than EU average; red = worse than EU average.
| Indicator | Average |
| Life expectancy | Men: 79.6 years |
| Women: 83.9 years | |
| Share of people with good to very good self-perceived health | Low education level: 62.2% |
| Medium education level: 75.9% | |
| High education level: 75,3% | |
| Share of people without access to health care services | Low education level: 3.5% |
| Medium education level: 2.2% | |
| High education level: 0.8% |
Main Links
StatBel – Belgian Statistical Office
Organisations Working on Health Equity (EuroHealthNet Partners)
Vlaams Instituut Gezond Leven – Flanders Institute for Healthy Living
Agence pour une Vie de Qualité – Agency for a Quality Life. Responsible for major policies in wellbeing, health, handicaps and family.
Catholic University of Louvain – Institute of Health and Society
Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
Antwerp Health Law and Ethics Chair (AHLEC)
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Resources from and about Belgium
Find resources from and about Belgium in our health inequalities database.
