Use of medical facilities; 1981-2009

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.
Explanation of symbols

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