20-12-2011Article
Statistics Netherlands has calculated The Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios (HSMRs) for Dutch hospitals for the period 2008-2010. This report describes the methods that were used.
13-12-2011Web magazine
In nearly all countries of the world, more men than women smoke. Also, the percentage of people who smoke daily decreased nearly everywhere between 1999 and 2009.
08-12-2011Web magazine
There has been a sharp rise in the nursing professionals over 50 working in health care.
01-12-2011Web magazine
50 people died of aids in the Netherlands in 2010, 41 men and 9 women. Aids deaths have been stable over the last five years.
29-11-2011Web magazine
In August 2011, 825 thousand people in the Netherlands were claiming a disability benefit. Nearly half of them received a benefit because of mental health problems or a behavioural disorder.
29-11-2011Web magazine
On 31 December 2009, there were 900 transsexuals in the Netherlands; 850 of them were included in the 15-65 age category (potential labour force).
25-11-2011Web magazine
The proportion of obese people in the Dutch population has doubled within the last two decades, but is still below the average level across the OECD countries. At the same time, health care expenditure in the Netherlands is above the OECD average.
24-11-2011Web magazine
Between 2000 and 2010 the life expectancy of newborn babies has increased substantially. For males it rose from 75.5 to 78.8 years and for females from 80.6 to 82.7. The remaining life expectancy at 65 increased from 15.3 to 17.6 years for men.
26-10-2011Web magazine
The proportion of employed developing burnout symptoms has grown between 2007 and 2010. The burnout rate is marginally higher among higher educated than among lower educated and relatively low among young employed.
04-10-2011Web magazine
The sickness absence rate among employees in the Netherlands was 4.1 percent in the second quarter of 2011.
27-09-2011Web magazine
Over half the Dutch population think that smokers and heavy drinkers should have to pay more for their medical insurance.
13-09-2011Web magazine
Last year, the proportion of people in the Netherlands taking non-prescribed medicines was as high as those taking prescribed medicines. Over-the-counter (OTC) medication is more common among women, young children, people in their thirties and higher educated.
06-09-2011Web magazine
Many women in the Netherlands respond to invitations for preventive screening for cervical and breast cancer. One quarter of men aged 40 years or older are screened for the risk of prostate cancer.
05-09-2011Press release
The quality of life is high in the Netherlands compared to other European countries, but it seems impossible to retain this level of prosperity in the long run.
30-08-2011Web magazine
The majority of the Dutch population perceive their own health as good or very good. Women and older people less often feel healthy. Health perception also depends on the number of chronic diseases.
23-08-2011Web magazine
Proportionally, more first-generation people with a non-western background than native Dutch take anti-diabetics. The most recent figures published by Statistics Netherlands show that, with respect to the second-generation, the difference has disappeared altogether. The figures also show that more than seven in every ten native Dutch were prescribed at least one medicine in 2009.
19-07-2011Web magazine
Over the past decade, the amount of jobs in the care sector increased by 385 thousand. Overall employment growth in the Netherlands was 515 thousand, so three quarters of new jobs in the past ten years were created in the care sector.
12-07-2011Web magazine
Although the number of elderly people in the Netherlands is growing rapidly, the number of them living in care and nursing homes is decreasing.
26-05-2011Press release
Results of the Dutch National Survey on Working Conditions carried out in the fall of 2010 by TNO and Statistics Netherlands show that over 15 percent of all employees was hindered in their work by unnecessary administration.
18-05-2011Press release
According to the most recent figures, the costs of health care and welfare amounted to 87.6 billion euro in 2010, a 3.6 percent increase relative to 2009. Over the period 2004-2008, the costs of care increased at an accelerated rate to 7.0 percent in 2008.
04-05-2011Web magazine
The health and lifestyle of people who live in deprived urban neighbourhoods in the Netherlands are not as good as those of people living outside these neighbourhoods. However, the mental health and perceived health of these residents have improved in recent years, and the number of smokers has dropped.
03-05-2011Web magazine
Last year, 184 thousand children were born in the Netherlands. Three quarters were hospital births, one quarter home births.
18-04-2011Press release
640 people were killed in traffic accidents in the Netherlands in 2010. This is 11 percent fewer than the 720 deaths in 2009, and continues the downward trend observed in the last few years.
29-03-2011Web magazine
Over two thirds of youths do not take enough exercise, smoke, drink excessively or consume cannabis.
29-03-2011Press release
On 1 May 2010 136 thousand people living in the Netherlands were not insured for medical costs. This is 10 percent fewer than twelve months previously.
04-02-2011Article
Statistics Netherlands (SN) has been publishing figures on health expectancy (HE) for several years. So far we have published about various variants of health expectancy, broken down by various subpopulations. However, the way to determine health expectancy and the way to publish about it are subject to discussion. We have made choices, but these could and perhaps should have been somewhat different. SN is convinced that supplying proper information on health expectancy is very useful. In the future we want to be leading in this area. Therefore it is important to evaluate the work of recent years to see where improvement can be made.
01-02-2011Web magazine
The risk of dying from cancer is declining. The risk for men and women to die from cancer dropped by 14 and 5 percent respectively in 2010 relative to 2000, but the cancer death toll has increased due to population growth and demographic ageing.
25-01-2011Web magazine
People working in the health care and welfare sector think their jobs are physically and emotionally demanding. They are nevertheless more than averagely pleased with their jobs.
25-01-2011Web magazine
Over the past 30 years, the use of health care facilities has obviously increased. The proportion of people consulting a GP, dentist or physiotherapist has risen and people take more medicines.
18-01-2011Web magazine
In the period 2001–2009, an average 14 percent of Dutch adults had mental problems. Mental problems are most frequently found in women, over-75s and lower educated.
