Performance of the Belgian health system: Report 2024
KCE Reports 376C (2024)
The fifth edition of the Belgian Performance Report was published in 2024. It analyses our health system along six dimensions: accessibility, quality, efficiency, sustainability, equity and resilience (NEW 2024). In addition, it also analyses four specific domains of care : preventive care, mental health care, care for the elderly and end-of-life care. The result is a dashboard containing 142 indicators.
The report highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the system using green, orange and red “lights”. In this new report, for example, green lights were attributed to the use of low-cost medication and low-care dialysis, or to the number of contacts with GPs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Red lights alerted us to the overconsumption of medications like antibiotics or antidepressants, and to equity issues in access to care in general and preventive care in particular.
How to refer to this report
Related information
Other editions of the HSPA report
- KCE report 313 (2019): Health system performance assessment, 4th edition
- KCE report 259 (2015): Health system performance assessment, 3rd edition
- KCE report 196 (2012): Health system performance assessment, 2nd edition
- KCE report 128 (2010): Health system performance assessment, 1st edition
Thematic reports
- KCE report 419 (2026): Health system performance assessment (HSPA): a first step in the assessment of environmental sustainability
- KCE report 370 (2023): Performance of the Belgian health system: Revision of the conceptual framework and indicators set
- KCE report 352 (2022): Health system performance assessment: care for people living with chronic conditions
- KCE report 341 (2021): Assessing the sustainability of the Belgian health system using projections (add-on to KCE report 313)
- KCE report 334 (2020): Health System Performance Assessment: how equitable is the Belgian health system?
External links
The https://www.healthybelgium.be/en/ website brings together reports from various institutions (RIZIV/INAMI, FPS Public Health, Sciensano and KCE) on the health status of the Belgian population, the performance of the healthcare system and variations in medical practice, as well as key data and a description of the Belgian healthcare system.
