Health in Bruxelles, Belgium: official figures
The infant mortality rate was 3206.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
What is the death rate in Bruxelles?
There were 6.7 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 0.0 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Bruxelles?
Of 8,526 deaths in Bruxelles in 2024, 1 (0%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Bruxelles?
21 people were killed in road accidents in Bruxelles in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 85% of people in Bruxelles were satisfied with health care services, doctors and hospitals (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Bruxelles compares with other cities in Belgium
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Bruxelles ranks 5 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)
Bruxelles ranks 7 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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