Use of medical facilities; 1981-2009
| All periods | Contacts with the GP Contacts with the GP in 1 year % Persons with contact Total persons with contact (%) | Contacts with the GP Contacts with the GP in 1 year Number of contacts per person in 1 year Total number of contacts per person (numbers) | Contacts with the GP Contacts with the GP in 1 year Number of contacts per patient in 1 year Total number of contacts per patient (numbers) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard error | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1981 | 69.3 | 3.6 | 5.2 |
| 1982 | 70.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| 1983 | 71.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| 1984 | 71.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
| 1985 | 71.9 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
| 1986 | 72.9 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| 1987 | 71.9 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| 1988 | 72.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| 1989 | 73.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| 1990 | 75.4 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
| 1991 | 75.5 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
| 1992 | 75.4 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| 1993 | 75.6 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| 1994 | 76.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
| 1995 | 75.2 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
| 1996 | 75.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 |
| 1997 | 75.5 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
| 1998 | 75.6 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| 1999 | 75.5 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| 2000 | 75.6 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | 76.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | 74.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
| 2003 | 74.4 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | 73.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 73.1 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | 72.6 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | 72.0 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 73.3 | 4.1 | 5.6 |
| 2009 | 73.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
| Source: CBS. | |||
Table explanation
This table contains information on the use of medical facilities, visits to the GP, medical specialist, dentist, physiotherapist, alternative healers, hospital admissions, medicines, contraceptive pill and health centers.
Data available from:1981
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final
Changes as of 22 March 2018:
None, this table has been discontinued.
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable. This table has been discontinued. Figures from 2010 onwards can be found in other tables, see paragraph 3.
Description topics
- Contacts with the GP
- Includes all contacts with the GP, i.e. visits to the GP and consultations
by telephone in the 12 months prior to the interview.- Contacts with the GP in 1 year
- % Persons with contact
- Total persons with contact
- Number of contacts per person in 1 year
- The average number of GP contacts calculated for all persons in the Dutch
population. Failing recollection is compensated by multiplying the number
of contacts during the fortnight preceding the interview by 26 to
calculate the number of annual contacts .- Total number of contacts per person
- Number of contacts per patient in 1 year
- The average number of GP contacts calculated for all persons in the Dutch
population. Failing recollection is compensated by multiplying the number
of contacts during the fortnight preceding the interview by 26 to
calculate the number of annual contacts .- Total number of contacts per patient