State of health of the Dutch population

State of health of the Dutch population

Years (incl. standard error) Perceived health Very good Age 0-19 yrs (%) Perceived health Very good Age 20-44 yrs (%) Perceived health Very good Age 45-64 yrs (%) Perceived health Very good Age 65 yrs or older (%) Perceived health Good Age 0-19 yrs (%) Perceived health Good Age 20-44 yrs (%) Perceived health Good Age 45-64 yrs (%) Perceived health Good Age 65 yrs or older (%) Perceived health Alright Age 0-19 yrs (%) Perceived health Alright Age 20-44 yrs (%) Perceived health Alright Age 45-64 yrs (%) Perceived health Alright Age 65 yrs or older (%) Perceived health Sometimes good, sometimes bad Age 0-19 yrs (%) Perceived health Sometimes good, sometimes bad Age 20-44 yrs (%) Perceived health Sometimes good, sometimes bad Age 45-64 yrs (%) Perceived health Sometimes good, sometimes bad Age 65 yrs or older (%) Perceived health Bad Age 0-19 yrs (%) Perceived health Bad Age 20-44 yrs (%) Perceived health Bad Age 45-64 yrs (%) Perceived health Bad Age 65 yrs or older (%)
Standard error 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.7
1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1984 42.4 34.2 19.8 14.9 51.4 53.9 40.7 47.8 4.3 7.5 17.5 25.9 1.8 3.1 10.3 11.4 0.1 1.4 4.6 7.1
1985 43.1 34.9 21.4 15.5 49.0 53.6 47.2 48.3 5.4 7.7 17.6 21.8 2.0 3.1 8.7 10.3 0.4 0.8 4.1 5.3
1986 42.7 37.5 20.8 13.3 50.6 51.2 47.1 50.3 5.0 7.1 15.9 23.6 1.5 3.0 9.3 8.5 0.2 1.2 3.7 7.5
1987 42.3 33.8 20.6 15.5 50.4 55.0 46.7 50.1 5.3 7.1 16.5 22.9 1.4 3.2 8.7 9.2 0.4 0.9 4.1 5.7
1988 38.8 33.2 20.7 13.7 54.6 56.0 46.2 52.0 4.2 6.5 15.9 24.9 2.1 3.1 8.4 10.2 0.2 1.2 2.9 5.1
1989 36.9 33.4 18.5 11.7 55.2 55.6 45.9 52.9 5.3 6.8 17.6 26.3 2.4 3.1 7.5 9.9 0.2 1.0 3.4 6.2
1990 35.0 29.7 19.0 13.1 57.6 57.5 47.8 50.9 5.3 8.2 17.5 25.6 1.3 3.2 8.8 8.2 0.7 1.4 3.8 5.3
1991 34.8 31.5 18.2 13.3 57.7 55.4 43.2 51.9 5.3 8.4 18.0 28.0 1.7 3.8 7.2 9.4 0.5 0.8 4.7 6.1
1992 37.4 32.1 21.1 12.6 55.3 55.7 46.0 50.9 5.2 8.0 17.0 26.1 1.7 2.8 7.8 9.5 0.4 1.4 3.1 5.9
1993 34.6 30.9 21.9 10.6 57.0 55.8 45.8 49.5 5.9 7.8 17.9 27.0 1.7 3.8 7.6 9.1 0.8 1.7 3.1 7.4
1994 34.5 32.1 19.9 12.7 57.6 54.0 44.1 52.3 5.6 8.4 17.2 28.3 1.8 4.0 7.2 8.8 0.5 1.5 3.4 6.2
1995 30.7 26.7 18.4 11.2 61.7 60.6 44.7 54.8 5.9 7.8 17.2 26.7 1.5 3.7 6.4 10.7 0.2 1.2 3.2 6.7
1996 30.3 27.9 19.0 12.5 61.4 60.5 46.4 52.6 5.9 7.2 16.9 27.0 2.0 2.8 7.4 7.9 0.4 1.5 4.1 6.1
1997 36.7 29.2 19.0 10.6 55.2 58.1 44.4 53.2 5.2 7.6 16.8 28.8 2.7 3.7 7.6 10.5 0.2 1.4 3.5 5.6
1998 37.0 28.1 19.9 12.6 54.4 58.6 47.5 52.4 5.4 7.9 14.5 26.7 2.7 3.9 9.3 8.7 0.6 1.4 3.8 4.4
1999 37.1 27.6 18.7 10.0 54.8 58.3 46.1 52.2 5.6 8.0 16.6 26.8 2.3 4.7 8.4 11.2 0.2 1.4 4.1 5.9
2000 39.7 27.0 17.7 11.8 52.2 58.6 45.8 54.8 5.2 8.1 15.5 26.7 2.5 4.9 8.0 10.3 0.4 1.4 3.9 5.6
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

Health perception, height, obesity, health complaints, physical
limitations, psychosocial complaints by sex, type of insurance,
1981 - 2000
Changed on March 25 2010.
Frequency: Discontinued.

Description topics

Perceived health
Health as experienced by the respondent
Very good
Age
0-19 yrs
20-44 yrs
45-64 yrs
65 yrs or older
Good
Age
0-19 yrs
20-44 yrs
45-64 yrs
65 yrs or older
Alright
Age
0-19 yrs
20-44 yrs
45-64 yrs
65 yrs or older
Sometimes good, sometimes bad
Age
0-19 yrs
20-44 yrs
45-64 yrs
65 yrs or older
Bad
Age
0-19 yrs
20-44 yrs
45-64 yrs
65 yrs or older