Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; from 1900

Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; from 1900

Periods Health status Persons in (very) good health (%) Health status Persons with complete dentures (%) Lifestyle Overweight Overweight persons (%)
2023 . . .
Source: CBS.
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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

Health status
Health as perceived by the person him/herself as well as health as
assessed by medical professionals; the latter in terms of occurrence of
notifiable infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, use of medication, and private
sector sickness absence.
Persons in (very) good health
People answering 'good' or 'very good' to the question 'Generally
speaking, how is your health?'. Other possible answers are 'moderate',
'bad' and 'very bad'.
Persons with complete dentures
The percentage of persons in the population aged 16 years or older with
upper and lower dentures. From 2010 these figures are no longer available.
Lifestyle
Some factors that may influence health: smoking, drinking alcohol, being
overweight and use of the contraceptive pill.
Overweight
The Body Mass Index (BMI) is used to calculate whether a person is overweight. It is calculated by dividing a person's weight (in kilograms) by their height (in metres) squared. Adults with a BMI of 25 kg/m² or more are overweight.

Data on respondents with unknown weight or height and respondents with an improbable weight for their height are not used. Until 2013, date were excluded for persons aged 20 years or older with a BMI lower than 14 or higher than 45 kg/m² and persons younger than 20 years with a BMI lower than 10 or higher than 45 kg/m². From 2014, for both age groups the upper limit of BMI has been increased to 50 kg/m², whereas the lower limit has not been changed.
Overweight persons
Percentage of persons in the population aged 20 years or older with a
Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25.0 kg/m² or higher.