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Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. We compare the Belgian health status to that of the EU-14 because these countries have similar socioeconomic conditions. Note: The United Kingdom is not included since 2020. Life expectancy at birth Life...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Life Expectancy and Quality of Life
- Language: en-GB
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Weight statushttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/determinants-of-health/weight-status
overweight, and obesity. In adults, obesity is defined as having a BMI ≥ 30. A person is considered overweight if they have a BMI ≥ 25, a definition including overweight-non obese as well as obese people. It is to be noted that the same term...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Determinants of Health
- Language: en-GB
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cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and diabetes. Moreover, regular physical activity, when reaching a certain threshold, can have significant benefits for health. The World Health Organization (WHO) [1] recommends that adults aged 18-64 perform at least...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Determinants of Health
- Language: en-GB
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Hospital stayshttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/cost-of-illness/hospital-stays
costs per hospital stay for cardiovascular diseases (strokes, heart attacks) are high. Hospital costs for stroke seem to have increased in recent years. Cost of hospital stays Costs of hospital stays are highest for stroke When we compare cirrhosis,...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Cost of illness
- Language: en-GB
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men, Flanders has the highest DFLE followed by Wallonia (-0.7 years) and Brussels (-1.5) Among women, Brussels and Flanders have higher DFLE than Wallonia (-2.7) Men Disability-Free Life Expectancy at age 65 among men, by region, 2001-2018 Source: Own...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Life Expectancy and Quality of Life
- Language: en-GB
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Alcohol usehttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/determinants-of-health/alcohol-use
‘yes-no’ questions and two positive answers are considered as a warning signal for potential problematic use of alcohol: 1. Have you ever felt the need to cut down on your drinking? 2. Have you ever been criticized concerning your drinking? 3. Have you...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Determinants of Health
- Language: en-GB
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and by insufficient consumption of fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, milk, eggs and fish. Over time, these patterns have only slightly improved. In 2018, only 12.7% of the population aged 6 years and over consumed the daily recommended amount of fruit...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Determinants of Health
- Language: en-GB
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Cost of Illnesshttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/cost-of-illness
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Health Status
- Language: en-GB
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burden of diabetes is high. The high costs of diabetes are due to the disease being very common. The costs of diabetes have increased since 2014. Cost of health conditions defined based on medication use The economic burden of diabetes is high From the...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Cost of illness
- Language: en-GB
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In 2021, the infant mortality rate decreased to 2.9 per thousand (‰) live births. Since 1998, infant mortality rates have decreased by 46%. Infant mortality rates in 2021 were higher in the Flemish Region (2.9‰) and the Walloon Region (2.9‰) compared...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Mortality and Causes of Death
- Language: en-GB
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to 2013, except for eye diseases. Cost of self-reported non-communicable health conditions Musculoskeletal disorders have the highest economic burden From all the self-reported health conditions included in the analysis for 2018 back pain had by far the...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Cost of illness
- Language: en-GB
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where it was 0.81. HRQoL is higher in men (0.82) than in women (0.77) and strongly decreases with age. People in Flanders have a better HRQoL (0.82) than people in Brussels (0.79) or Wallonia (0.75). As for self-rated health, there is an important...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Life Expectancy and Quality of Life
- Language: en-GB
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Health literacyhttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/determinants-of-health/health-literacy
messages One third of the population aged 15 years and over (33%) has a low level of health literacy, meaning they do not have sufficient skills to make decisions about their health. Low levels of health literacy are more prevalent among women (35%)...
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- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: Determinants of Health
- Language: en-GB
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Air qualityhttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/determinants-of-health/air-quality
areas [1]. Regulations, such as the European emission standards, and the introduction of hybrid and electric vehicles, have proven successful in mitigating exhaust PM emissions. However, policies so far have largely overlooked the so-called non-exhaust...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Determinants of Health
- Language: en-GB
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Tobacco usehttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/determinants-of-health/tobacco-use
cigarette users is 2.4 times smaller in the higher versus the lower educated people. Among adolescents aged 11-18, 17% have at least tried tobacco and 3.8% are daily smokers. Daily smoking has significantly decreased among adolescents between 2006 and...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Determinants of Health
- Language: en-GB
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Cancerhttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/cost-of-illness/cancer
common. It should be noted that costs vary depending on factors like how long someone has had the cancer and whether they have cancer in more than one part of their body. Cancers like bronchus and lung cancer, liver cancer, pancreas cancer, and...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Cost of illness
- Language: en-GB
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Women's Healthhttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/womens-health
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Health Status
- Language: en-GB
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Non-Communicable Diseaseshttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/non-communicable-diseases
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Health Status
- Language: en-GB
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Determinants of Healthhttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/determinants-of-health
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Health Status
- Language: en-GB
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Health Inequalitieshttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/health-inequalities
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Health Status
- Language: en-GB