Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; from 1900
| Periods | Health status Use of medication/food supplements % prescribed (%) | Health status Use of medication/food supplements % non-prescribed (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | . | . |
| Source: CBS. | ||
Dataset is not available.
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.- Use of medication/food supplements
- The use of medication and food supplements such as vitamins, minerals and herbal preparations in the fortnight preceding the interview.
Due to changes in methodology and questionnaire, data before and after 2010 cannot fully be compared.- % prescribed
- Use of medicines or food supplements prescribed by a physician. Birth
control pills and medicines prescribed during hospital admissions are not
included.
Until 2010, this concerns only the use of medicines.
- % non-prescribed
- Use of non-prescribed medication or food supplements. Until 2010, this
concerns only the use of medicines.