Health in Antwerpen, Belgium: official figures
The infant mortality rate was 5424.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
What is the death rate in Antwerpen?
There were 8.1 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 0.0 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Antwerpen?
Of 4,456 deaths in Antwerpen in 2024, 634 (14%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Antwerpen?
10 people were killed in road accidents in Antwerpen in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 91% of residents of Antwerpen were satisfied with health care services, doctors and hospitals. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Antwerpen compares with other cities in Belgium
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Antwerpen ranks 2 of 7, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namur | 6750.2 |
| 2 | Antwerpen | 5424.4 |
| 3 | Liège | 4667.2 |
| 4 | Charleroi | 3924.7 |
| 5 | Bruxelles | 3206.5 |
| 6 | Gent | 1774.3 |
| 7 | Brugge | 1.1 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Antwerpen ranks 6 of 7, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brugge | 11.6 |
| 2 | Charleroi | 10.9 |
| 3 | Liège | 10.3 |
| 4 | Namur | 10.3 |
| 5 | Gent | 8.4 |
| 6 | Antwerpen | 8.1 |
| 7 | Bruxelles | 6.7 |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
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