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Belgium

Selected basic statistics

Indicator Year Value
% of population aged 0-14 years 2007 17
% of population aged 65+ years 2007 17
Crude death rate per 1000 population 2006 9
Estimated infant mortality per 1000 live births (World Health Report) 2009 4
Estimated life expectancy, (World Health Report) 2009 80
Hospital beds per 100000 2010 655
Infant deaths per 1000 live births 2006 4
Life expectancy at birth, in years 2006 80
Life expectancy at birth, in years, female 2006 83
Life expectancy at birth, in years, male 2006 77
Live births per 1000 population 2009 12
Mid-year population 2010 10712000
Physicians per 100000 2009 292
SDR all causes, all ages, per 100000 2006 601
SDR, diseases of circulatory system, all ages per 100000 2006 183
SDR, external cause injury and poison, all ages per 100000 2006 49
SDR, malignant neoplasms, all ages per 100000 2006 170
Total health expenditure as % of gross domestic product (GDP), WHO estimates 2009 12
Tuberculosis incidence per 100000 2010 8