Prevalence of psychological distress in Belgium in 2018, by region
In Belgium, it was estimated that 17.7 percent of the population suffered from mental distress in 2018. The prevalence of mental distress notably reached 21.6 percent in Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region. Although these present shares are based on a self-administered questionnaire and a logistic regression has been used to evaluate the prevalence in the entire population, figures provide valuable insight into mental health in Belgium.