RESPIRATORY DISEASES IN BELGIUM
Xxxx
KEY FIGURES*
1,3
MILLIONS
people are living with a respiratory condition
22,8
BILLIONS OF €
the economic and societal costs associated with respiratory diseases
27 500
DEATH
are caused by respiratory diseases
524 300
YEARS
years of healthy life are lost due to respiratory diseases
ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL COSTS BY DISEASE IN BELGIUM*
996,5
MILLIONS OF €
Asthma
5
BILLIONS OF €
COPD
6,5
BILLIONS OF €
Lung cancer
2,7
BILLIONS OF €
Lower respiratory tract infections
222,9
MILLIONS OF €
Mesothelioma
55,1
MILLIONS OF €
Tuberculosis
447,7
MILLIONS OF €
Interstitial lung diseases
6,8
BILLIONS OF €
Covid-19
39,2
MILLIONS OF €
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
* Data from the International Respiratory Coalition (January 2025). The International Respiratory Coalition (IRC) is an alliance of respiratory specialists, patients and industry partners, whose aim is to reform respiratory care in the wake of the pandemic and to reduce global mortality from respiratory diseases by a third by 2030 – in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The IRC calls on governments and policy-makers to develop well-funded national strategies based on prevention, new models of care, ambitious and measurable targets, and accountable leadership. The aim is to improve respiratory health by focusing on:
- Prevention of respiratory diseases
- Access to the right treatment at the right time
- The fight against inequality
- The priority given to research, data and knowledge to improve care
https://international-respiratory-coalition.org/lung-facts/diseases/