Self-perceived Health by Education and Sex in Belgium 2024

Key Insights from 2024 Data:

• Education-Health Gradient: Higher education levels correlate with better self-perceived health. Tertiary educated individuals (ED5-8) report 82.9% good/very good health versus 68.2% for primary educated (ED0-2).
• Gender Differences: Men generally report slightly better health than women across most education levels, with tertiary educated men showing 86.0% positive health perception versus 80.9% for tertiary educated women.
• Vulnerable Groups: Primary educated individuals show the highest proportion of poor health perception, with 12.7% reporting bad/very bad health combined, while tertiary educated show only 5.1%.
• Positive Health Dominance: Across all groups, good and very good health perceptions dominate, indicating generally positive health self-assessment in Belgium, particularly among higher educated individuals.

Legend: This chart shows the percentage distribution of self-perceived health levels across different education groups and genders in Belgium for 2024. Education levels: ED0-2 (Primary/Lower secondary), ED3_4 (Upper secondary/Post-secondary), ED5-8 (Tertiary). Health levels range from Very Bad to Very Good, with VG_G representing the combined Very Good + Good categories.