COVID-19


Sciensano, the Belgian institute for health, is responsible for the epidemiological follow-up of the COVID-19 epidemic in collaboration with its partners and other healthcare actors. To achieve its mission, Sciensano has reinforced or set up different surveillance systems thanks to the participation of health professionals. Sciensano would like to extend its deepest gratitude to all healthcare professionals for their daily investment in the fight against coronavirus and their commitment to patients.

A series of reports on this epidemiological surveillance is available on the page ‘COVID-19 epidemiological situation’ (FR/NL/DE).
For other COVID-19-related resources, including procedures, research projects and scientific advice (RAG), please refer to the Sciensano COVID-19 overview page (FR/NL/DE).

The data collected by Sciensano and its health partners can provide insight into the dynamics of the epidemic, help to anticipate different scenarios and to elaborate possible measures to curb the spread of the virus. From 31 March 2020, Sciensano makes a number of ‘Open Data’ data sets available to interested parties on a weekly basis. More information about the data collection is available in the document ‘Frequently asked questions’ (ENG/FR/NL).

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Summary
Vaccination Cases Hospitalisations Deaths Tests Municipalities
Nursing Homes Seroprevalence Mental Health Wastewater Variants

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Datasets

'Active' data are updated on a regular basis. Listed datasets are available in csv and json formats. All files use UTF-8 character encoding.

Confirmed cases by date, age, sex and province csv json Active
Cumulative number of confirmed cases by municipality csv json Archived
Confirmed cases by date and municipality csv json Archived
Hospitalisations by date and provinces csv json Archived
Deaths by date, age group, sex, and region of death csv json Archived
Deaths by week, region of residence, age group, and diagnosis type csv json Archived
Deaths by week, region of residence, age group, and place of death csv json Archived
Deaths by week, region of residence, age group, and profile csv json Archived
Deaths by week, region of residence, age group, and region of death csv json Archived
Vaccinated people deceased before 2024 by region, age group, sex, and last dose received csv json Active
Total number of tests by date csv json Active
Administered vaccines by date, region, age, sex, brand and dose csv json Archived
Administered vaccines by week, municipality, age and dose csv json Archived
Administered vaccines by date, region, age group, sex, brand and status csv json Active
Confirmed case, hospitalisation and death rates among nursing home residents by week and region/community csv json Archived

Historical datasets

Datasets corresponding to older reports are available upon request.

Codebook

A description of the variables is available in the codebook. (Version: 2023-10-10)

Data Request Additional Data

Notes: Requests for data that are not owned by Sciensano should be addressed to the actual data owner. Due to high demand and limited resources, Sciensano is obliged to limit the scope of data requests it is able to process. This procedure only applies to requests in the context of official (subject to peer review) scientific research. Media-associated requestors are invited to address their specific request to press@sciensano.be .
Requests for private and non-research purposes, as well as incomplete and unclear requests, will not be processed.

Obtaining access to additional data