Health and welfare

Obesity leads to more sickness absence

21-11-2007Press release A publication just released by Statistics Netherlands on health and care in 2007 comprises seven articles on a range of recent developments in the area of health and care.

Breast cancer mortality considerably down

30-10-2007Web magazine

High participation rate breast cancer screening programme

30-10-2007Web magazine

More older people consult medical specialist and physiotherapist

12-07-2007Web magazine

Age and overweight prime risk factors for diabetes

05-07-2007Web magazine

Alcohol consumption youth and over-65s at the same level

28-06-2007Web magazine

Specialists see more patients

07-06-2007Web magazine

Fewer women on the pill

07-06-2007Web magazine

Majority give up smoking around the age of forty

31-05-2007Web magazine

Care spending up by 4.4 percent

16-05-2007Press release Spending on health care and welfare in the Netherlands amounted to 65.7 billion euro in 2006. This is 4.4 percent more than in 2005.

Social position affects hospital admission rate

15-05-2007Web magazine

Some 241 thousand people have no medical insurance

02-05-2007Press release On 1 May 2006, some 241 thousand people in the Netherlands were not insured for the costs of medical care. This 1.5 percent of the Dutch population.

More cyclists killed on Dutch roads

23-04-2007Press release 811 people were killed in road traffic accidents in the Netherlands  in 2006.

Labour productivity of general hospitals lagging

03-04-2007Web magazine

Dutch have not improved their lifestyle

20-03-2007Press release Dutch people did not lead a more healthy lifestyle in 2006. The percentage of Dutch adults who were overweight continued to rise.

Home care 2005: fewer clients, more hours of care provided

27-02-2007Web magazine