Health, lifestyle, use of medical facilities; 2000-2009

Health, lifestyle, use of medical facilities; 2000-2009

Characteristics users Type of figure Periods Health and disorders Perceived state of health Very good (%) Health and disorders Perceived state of health Good (%) Health and disorders Perceived state of health Less than good (%)
Total characteristics users Numbers 2000 25.9 54.5 19.6
Total characteristics users Numbers 2001 25.3 55.5 19.2
Total characteristics users Numbers 2002 25.5 55.2 19.4
Total characteristics users Numbers 2003 25.8 54.7 19.5
Total characteristics users Numbers 2004 25.5 54.9 19.6
Total characteristics users Numbers 2005 25.5 54.4 20.1
Total characteristics users Numbers 2006 26.1 54.8 19.1
Total characteristics users Numbers 2007 26.2 55.0 18.8
Total characteristics users Numbers 2008 25.9 54.7 19.4
Total characteristics users Numbers 2009 28.8 52.7 18.6
Men Numbers 2000 27.8 55.3 16.9
Men Numbers 2001 27.0 56.4 16.7
Men Numbers 2002 27.3 55.8 16.9
Men Numbers 2003 27.5 55.9 16.6
Men Numbers 2004 27.8 55.2 17.0
Men Numbers 2005 27.6 54.5 17.9
Men Numbers 2006 28.6 54.8 16.6
Men Numbers 2007 27.9 56.0 16.1
Men Numbers 2008 27.5 55.3 17.2
Men Numbers 2009 31.3 52.9 15.8
Women Numbers 2000 24.0 53.6 22.3
Women Numbers 2001 23.6 54.6 21.8
Women Numbers 2002 23.6 54.5 21.9
Women Numbers 2003 24.1 53.5 22.4
Women Numbers 2004 23.2 54.7 22.1
Women Numbers 2005 23.5 54.3 22.2
Women Numbers 2006 23.6 54.8 21.6
Women Numbers 2007 24.6 54.0 21.5
Women Numbers 2008 24.2 54.2 21.6
Women Numbers 2009 26.3 52.4 21.3
Age cat. 2: 0-14 yrs Numbers 2000 40.9 51.4 7.7
Age cat. 2: 0-14 yrs Numbers 2001 39.8 53.5 6.7
Age cat. 2: 0-14 yrs Numbers 2002 42.7 51.4 5.9
Age cat. 2: 0-14 yrs Numbers 2003 42.2 51.5 6.3
Age cat. 2: 0-14 yrs Numbers 2004 44.5 50.4 5.1
Age cat. 2: 0-14 yrs Numbers 2005 42.9 51.3 5.9
Age cat. 2: 0-14 yrs Numbers 2006 43.5 51.3 5.2
Age cat. 2: 0-14 yrs Numbers 2007 44.8 49.7 5.6
Age cat. 2: 0-14 yrs Numbers 2008 47.1 47.5 5.4
Age cat. 2: 0-14 yrs Numbers 2009 45.6 49.5 4.9
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs Numbers 2000 28.7 60.2 11.1
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs Numbers 2001 28.0 62.1 9.9
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs Numbers 2002 27.0 61.5 11.5
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs Numbers 2003 27.6 61.2 11.2
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs Numbers 2004 25.4 63.2 11.4
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs Numbers 2005 27.8 61.2 10.9
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs Numbers 2006 27.6 61.0 11.4
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs Numbers 2007 29.2 58.2 12.6
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs Numbers 2008 30.0 57.9 12.1
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs Numbers 2009 34.0 56.7 9.3
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs Numbers 2000 28.2 57.8 14.0
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs Numbers 2001 27.5 59.1 13.4
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs Numbers 2002 26.3 59.2 14.5
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs Numbers 2003 27.4 58.4 14.2
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs Numbers 2004 26.6 59.5 13.9
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs Numbers 2005 27.3 58.3 14.4
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs Numbers 2006 27.0 58.8 14.3
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs Numbers 2007 26.5 59.9 13.5
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs Numbers 2008 25.4 60.1 14.5
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs Numbers 2009 33.0 54.1 12.8
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs Numbers 2000 17.9 54.4 27.7
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs Numbers 2001 18.2 53.7 28.1
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs Numbers 2002 17.8 54.5 27.7
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs Numbers 2003 18.8 53.2 28.0
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs Numbers 2004 18.3 53.6 28.2
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs Numbers 2005 18.3 52.6 29.1
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs Numbers 2006 20.0 53.3 26.8
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs Numbers 2007 19.2 55.2 25.6
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs Numbers 2008 18.3 56.2 25.5
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs Numbers 2009 19.8 54.2 26.0
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older Numbers 2000 10.8 45.6 43.5
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older Numbers 2001 9.8 47.1 43.1
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older Numbers 2002 11.7 46.5 41.7
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older Numbers 2003 10.8 47.4 41.8
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older Numbers 2004 10.3 46.0 43.6
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older Numbers 2005 9.6 47.2 43.2
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older Numbers 2006 11.2 48.5 40.3
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older Numbers 2007 12.3 48.4 39.3
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older Numbers 2008 10.7 47.8 41.6
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older Numbers 2009 12.4 47.6 40.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 0-14 yrs Numbers 2000 39.8 51.9 8.3
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 0-14 yrs Numbers 2001 37.9 55.6 6.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 0-14 yrs Numbers 2002 43.5 50.6 5.9
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 0-14 yrs Numbers 2003 39.2 53.8 7.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 0-14 yrs Numbers 2004 45.2 48.7 6.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 0-14 yrs Numbers 2005 42.5 51.4 6.1
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 0-14 yrs Numbers 2006 43.4 51.5 5.2
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 0-14 yrs Numbers 2007 44.2 50.6 5.2
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 0-14 yrs Numbers 2008 46.5 47.8 5.6
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 0-14 yrs Numbers 2009 45.1 49.6 5.3
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 15-24 yrs Numbers 2000 33.2 58.5 8.3
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 15-24 yrs Numbers 2001 31.5 60.3 8.2
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 15-24 yrs Numbers 2002 29.6 62.0 8.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 15-24 yrs Numbers 2003 30.0 61.7 8.3
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 15-24 yrs Numbers 2004 29.4 62.6 8.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 15-24 yrs Numbers 2005 33.1 57.8 9.1
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 15-24 yrs Numbers 2006 34.3 57.1 8.6
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 15-24 yrs Numbers 2007 35.0 55.6 9.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 15-24 yrs Numbers 2008 31.6 57.0 11.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 15-24 yrs Numbers 2009 40.7 50.8 8.5
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 25-44 yrs Numbers 2000 30.8 57.8 11.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 25-44 yrs Numbers 2001 30.1 58.9 11.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 25-44 yrs Numbers 2002 28.7 59.1 12.2
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 25-44 yrs Numbers 2003 31.0 57.9 11.1
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 25-44 yrs Numbers 2004 29.1 59.1 11.8
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 25-44 yrs Numbers 2005 29.2 57.8 13.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 25-44 yrs Numbers 2006 29.5 59.0 11.5
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 25-44 yrs Numbers 2007 27.5 61.8 10.7
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 25-44 yrs Numbers 2008 27.8 61.1 11.1
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 25-44 yrs Numbers 2009 35.8 53.0 11.2
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 45-64 yrs Numbers 2000 18.7 55.9 25.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 45-64 yrs Numbers 2001 19.0 55.1 25.9
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 45-64 yrs Numbers 2002 18.7 55.5 25.8
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 45-64 yrs Numbers 2003 20.2 54.6 25.2
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 45-64 yrs Numbers 2004 19.6 55.0 25.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 45-64 yrs Numbers 2005 19.9 52.0 28.1
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 45-64 yrs Numbers 2006 21.4 53.6 25.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 45-64 yrs Numbers 2007 20.1 55.5 24.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 45-64 yrs Numbers 2008 19.4 56.4 24.2
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 45-64 yrs Numbers 2009 21.1 56.3 22.6
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 65 yrs and older Numbers 2000 12.2 49.4 38.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 65 yrs and older Numbers 2001 11.4 49.3 39.3
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 65 yrs and older Numbers 2002 12.6 49.2 38.2
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 65 yrs and older Numbers 2003 11.9 50.2 37.8
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 65 yrs and older Numbers 2004 12.4 48.0 39.6
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 65 yrs and older Numbers 2005 11.0 52.9 36.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 65 yrs and older Numbers 2006 13.3 49.7 37.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 65 yrs and older Numbers 2007 14.1 52.0 33.9
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 65 yrs and older Numbers 2008 12.6 49.1 38.3
Age cat. 5 x sex: men 65 yrs and older Numbers 2009 14.9 52.2 32.9
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 0-14 yrs Numbers 2000 42.1 50.8 7.1
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 0-14 yrs Numbers 2001 41.7 51.3 7.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 0-14 yrs Numbers 2002 41.9 52.1 5.9
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 0-14 yrs Numbers 2003 45.3 49.1 5.6
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 0-14 yrs Numbers 2004 43.7 52.1 4.2
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 0-14 yrs Numbers 2005 43.2 51.1 5.7
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 0-14 yrs Numbers 2006 43.7 51.0 5.3
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 0-14 yrs Numbers 2007 45.4 48.7 5.9
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 0-14 yrs Numbers 2008 47.7 47.2 5.1
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 0-14 yrs Numbers 2009 46.1 49.4 4.6
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 15-24 yrs Numbers 2000 24.1 62.0 13.9
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 15-24 yrs Numbers 2001 24.3 64.0 11.7
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 15-24 yrs Numbers 2002 24.4 61.0 14.6
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 15-24 yrs Numbers 2003 25.0 60.8 14.2
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 15-24 yrs Numbers 2004 21.2 63.8 14.9
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 15-24 yrs Numbers 2005 22.4 64.7 12.8
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 15-24 yrs Numbers 2006 20.7 64.9 14.3
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 15-24 yrs Numbers 2007 23.3 60.8 15.9
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 15-24 yrs Numbers 2008 28.4 58.9 12.7
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 15-24 yrs Numbers 2009 27.0 62.7 10.2
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 25-44 yrs Numbers 2000 25.5 57.8 16.7
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 25-44 yrs Numbers 2001 24.8 59.3 16.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 25-44 yrs Numbers 2002 23.8 59.3 16.9
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 25-44 yrs Numbers 2003 23.7 58.9 17.5
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 25-44 yrs Numbers 2004 24.0 59.9 16.1
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 25-44 yrs Numbers 2005 25.5 58.8 15.8
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 25-44 yrs Numbers 2006 24.3 58.5 17.1
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 25-44 yrs Numbers 2007 25.6 58.0 16.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 25-44 yrs Numbers 2008 23.0 59.1 17.9
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 25-44 yrs Numbers 2009 30.3 55.3 14.5
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 45-65 yrs Numbers 2000 17.0 52.9 30.0
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 45-65 yrs Numbers 2001 17.3 52.3 30.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 45-65 yrs Numbers 2002 17.0 53.4 29.6
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 45-65 yrs Numbers 2003 17.3 51.8 30.9
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 45-65 yrs Numbers 2004 16.9 52.2 30.9
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 45-65 yrs Numbers 2005 16.7 53.2 30.1
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 45-65 yrs Numbers 2006 18.6 52.9 28.5
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 45-65 yrs Numbers 2007 18.2 55.0 26.8
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 45-65 yrs Numbers 2008 17.2 55.9 26.8
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 45-65 yrs Numbers 2009 18.6 52.0 29.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 65 yrs and older Numbers 2000 9.8 42.8 47.3
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 65 yrs and older Numbers 2001 8.7 45.4 45.9
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 65 yrs and older Numbers 2002 11.1 44.6 44.4
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 65 yrs and older Numbers 2003 10.0 45.2 44.8
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 65 yrs and older Numbers 2004 8.8 44.5 46.6
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 65 yrs and older Numbers 2005 8.5 42.9 48.6
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 65 yrs and older Numbers 2006 9.6 47.5 42.9
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 65 yrs and older Numbers 2007 10.9 45.5 43.5
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 65 yrs and older Numbers 2008 9.2 46.7 44.1
Age cat. 5 x sex: women 65 yrs and older Numbers 2009 10.4 43.9 45.7
Source: CBS.
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This table provides data about the health, lifestyle and medical and use of medical care of the Dutch population.
The data are based on the Health Interview Survey conducted by Statistics Netherlands. The Health Interview Survey is a continuous survey. Its population consists of Dutch residents of all ages in private households.

Data available from 2000 till 2009.

Changes as of 8 June 2018:
The table has been stopped per 8th of June 2018.

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definitive.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.

Description topics

Health and disorders
Perceived state of health
Figures refer to answers to the question: How do you assess your general state of health?
Very good
% persons (0+) who answered 'very good' to the question concerning their general state of health.
Good
% persons (0+) who answered 'good' to the question concerning their general state of health.
Less than good
Until 2001:
Percentage of persons (0+) who considered their general state of health:
- acceptable
- sometimes good and sometimes bad
- bad.
From 2001:
Percentage of persons (0+) who considered their general state of health:
- acceptable
- bad
- very bad.