Access to mental healthcare in Belgium - Statistics & Facts

In Belgium, access to mental healthcare is difficult to evaluate properly, as it is not a federalized field. For instance, psychiatric services, outpatient mental healthcare, and psychologists all follow different systems and regulations. Therefore, there is no standardized data on mental healthcare coverage in Belgium. Nonetheless, certain indicators can provide valuable insight into access to mental healthcare in the country.

Prevalence of suicidal thoughts (2018)
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Prevalence of tentative suicides (2018)
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Number of deaths by suicide in Belgium
1,732

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Number of registered psychologists in Belgium 2013-2022

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Depressive disorder prevalence in the Belgian population 2001-2020

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Use of antidepressants among the population in Belgium 2001-2018

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Prevalence of suicidal thoughts (2018)
****%

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- Number of psychiatrists (2019)
- 1,960
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Number of psychiatrists employed in Belgium 2000-2023
- Number of psychologists (2022)
- ****k
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Number of registered psychologists in Belgium 2013-2022
- Average waiting time for a first mental health consultation in Flanders (2018)
- ***days
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Waiting time first appointment in mental health center Flanders (Belgium) 2013-2018

- Number of psychiatric beds in general hospitals (2019)
- *****
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Number of general hospital beds in Belgium in 2019, by type
- Rate of readmission under 30 days in psychiatric services (2016)
- *****%
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In-the-month readmissions in psychiatric hospitals in Belgium, by region 2010-2016
- Rate of forced admission to psychiatric services (2016)
- ****%
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Rate of involuntary psychiatric hospital admissions in Belgium 2000-2016, by region

- Prevalence of depressive disorders (2020)
- **%
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Depressive disorder prevalence in the Belgian population 2001-2020
- Prevalence of depression in Wallonia (2018)
- ****%
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Depressive disorder prevalence in Wallonia, Flanders and Brussels (Belgium) 2018
- Consumption of antidepressants in the Belgian population (2018)
- ***%
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Use of antidepressants among the population in Belgium 2001-2018

- Prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder (2020)
- **%
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Generalized anxiety disorder prevalence in the Belgian population 2001-2020
- Prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder in Wallonia (2018)
- ****%
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Anxiety disorder prevalence in Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels (Belgium) 2018
- Consumption of sleeping pills and tranquilizers in the Belgian population (2018)
- ****%
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Sleeping pill and tranquilizer consumption among population in Belgium 2001-2018

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