Persons with dispensed medicines; age and sex

Changed on: 11/04/2025 02:00

Persons with dispensed medicines; age and sex
Sex	Ages	Medicine group (ATC)	Periods	Persons with medicines, relative (%)
Total male and female	Total age	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	20.09
Total male and female	Total age	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.04
Total male and female	Total age	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	0 to 14 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	15.06
Total male and female	0 to 14 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	0 to 14 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	15.29
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	17.60
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	18.97
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.01
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	18.75
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.01
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	21.64
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.04
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	25.66
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.10
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	75 years or older	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	31.67
Total male and female	75 years or older	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.23
Total male and female	75 years or older	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	0 to 4 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	21.44
Total male and female	0 to 4 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	0 to 4 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	5 to 9 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	15.60
Total male and female	5 to 9 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	5 to 9 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	10 to 14 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	8.73
Total male and female	10 to 14 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	10 to 14 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	13.44
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	16.83
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	16.93
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	18.25
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	19.26
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.01
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	18.67
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.01
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	18.27
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.01
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	19.15
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.02
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	20.65
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.03
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	60 to 64 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	22.68
Total male and female	60 to 64 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.05
Total male and female	60 to 64 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	65 to 69 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	24.80
Total male and female	65 to 69 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.08
Total male and female	65 to 69 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	70 to 74 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	26.64
Total male and female	70 to 74 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.13
Total male and female	70 to 74 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	75 to 79 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	29.04
Total male and female	75 to 79 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.17
Total male and female	75 to 79 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	80 to 84 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	32.05
Total male and female	80 to 84 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.23
Total male and female	80 to 84 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	85 to 89 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	35.29
Total male and female	85 to 89 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.30
Total male and female	85 to 89 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Total male and female	90 years or older	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	36.79
Total male and female	90 years or older	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.44
Total male and female	90 years or older	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Male	Total age	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	16.57
Male	Total age	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.04
Male	Total age	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Male	0 to 14 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	14.96
Male	0 to 14 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.00
Male	0 to 14 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Male	15 to 24 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	11.27
Male	15 to 24 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.00
Male	15 to 24 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Male	25 to 34 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	12.26
Male	25 to 34 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.00
Male	25 to 34 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Male	35 to 44 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	14.27
Male	35 to 44 years	N01A Anesthetics, general	2023*	0.01
Male	35 to 44 years	V06 General nutrients	2023*	0.00
Male	45 to 54 years	J General antiinfectives for system.use	2023*	14.92
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

This table contains figures on the absolute number of persons to whom in the year concerned medicines were dispensed for which the costs are reimbursed under the statutory basic medical insurance. Also, the number of dispensed defined daily doses (DDDs) are presented. The figures are also expressed as a percentage of the total population in the category concerned. The population includes everybody registered in the Personal Records Database (BRP) and living in the Netherlands at some point in the year concerned. Until 2010 the figures also included medicines dispensed to persons registered in the BRP, but no longer resident in the Netherlands.
Medicines provided to persons in hospitals and nursing homes are not included; medicines provided in residential homes for the elderly are included.

Data are broken down by medicine group, age and sex.

Data available from: 2006

Status of the figures:
Figures for 2022 are provisional, figures for previous years are final.

Changes as of December 18, 2024:
- Provisional figures for 2023 have been added, provisional figures of 2022 have been made definite.
- Textual change: the description of drug group Y (Not filled in) has been replaced by Z (Not applicable). However, the underlying resources have remained the same. This category is assigned to products that do not have an ATC code according to the WHO ATC classification system.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in the last quarter of 2025.

Description topics

Persons with medicines, relative: Number of persons to whom medicines are dispensed in the year concerned that are reimbursed under the statutory basic medical insurance, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the category concerned registered in the Basic Registration of Persons (BRP) in that year.