Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; from 1900
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This table presents a wide variety of historical data in the field of health, lifestyle and health care. Figures on births and mortality, causes of death and the occurrence of certain infectious diseases are available from 1900, other series from later dates.
In addition to self-perceived health, the table contains figures on infectious diseases, hospitalisations per diagnosis, life expectancy, lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption and obesity, and causes of death. The table also gives information on several aspects of health care, such as the number of practising professionals, the number of available hospital beds, nursing day averages and the expenditures on care.
Many subjects are also covered in more detail by data in other tables, although sometimes with a shorter history. Data on notifiable infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS are not included in other tables.
Data available from: 1900
Status of the figures:
2023:
The available figures are definite.
2022:
Most available figures are definite.
Figures are provisional for:
- notifiable infectious diseases, HIV, AIDS;
- expenditure on care.
2021:
Most available figures are definite.
Figures are provisional for:
- notifiable infectious diseases, HIV, AIDS;
- hospital admissions according to diagnosis;
- quantitative hospital data;
- health professions.
Figures are revised provisional for:
- expenditure on healthcare.
2020:
Most available figures are definite.
Figures are provisional for:
- notifiable infectious diseases, HIV, AIDS.
Figures are revised provisional for:
- expenditure on healthcare.
2019 and earlier:
Most available figures are definite.
Due to 'dynamic' registrations, figures for notifiable infectious diseases, HIV, AIDS remain provisional.
Changes as of 22 December 2023:
- For each series the most recent available figures have been added.
When will new figures be published?
December 2024.
Description topics
- Demographic key figures
- Total number of people residing in the Netherlands on 1 January, number of live born children and persons deceased.
- Deaths
- Person declared dead by an authorized doctor. The figures refer to the
deaths of persons included in the Dutch population registers (residents),
irrespective of country of death. Non-residents who die in the
Netherlands are not included.
- Causes of death
- Deaths by main primary cause of death per 100 000 of the average
population. The average population is half the population at the start of a given period, plus half of the population at the end of that period.
The basis for the classification and coding used for mortality by cause of death is the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD; World Health Organisation (WHO)). The ICD-8 was in use from 1969 to 1978, the ICD-9 from 1979 to 1996 and the ICD-10 since 1996.- All causes of death
- Total deaths per 100 000 of the average population.
ICD-codes:
ICD-9: 001-E999.
ICD-10: A00-Y98.
- Influenza
- Deaths from influenza per 100 000 of the average population.
ICD-codes:
ICD-9: 487.
ICD-10: J09-J11.
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases
- Deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases per 100 000 of the average
population.
ICD-codes:
ICD-9: 490-494, 496.
ICD-10: J40-J47.
- Diseases of the digestive system
- Deaths from diseases of the digestive system per 100 000 of the average
population.
ICD-codes:
ICD-9: 520-579.
ICD-10: K00-K93.
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Deaths from complications during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
per 100 000 of the average population.
ICD-codes:
ICD-9: 630-676.
ICD-10: O00-O99.
- Congenital anomalies
- Deaths as a result of congenital malformations, deformations and
chromosomal abnormalities per 100 000 of the average population.
ICD-codes:
ICD-9: 740-759.
ICD-10: Q00-Q99.