Persons with dispensed medicines; age and sex

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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 2022* 19.33
Total male and female Total age N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.04
Total male and female Total age S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female Total age V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 15 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 14.48
Total male and female 0 to 15 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 15 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 15 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 15 to 25 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 15.22
Total male and female 15 to 25 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 15 to 25 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 15 to 25 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 25 to 35 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 17.15
Total male and female 25 to 35 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 25 to 35 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 25 to 35 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 35 to 45 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 17.63
Total male and female 35 to 45 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.01
Total male and female 35 to 45 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 35 to 45 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 45 to 55 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 17.90
Total male and female 45 to 55 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.02
Total male and female 45 to 55 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 45 to 55 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 55 to 65 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 20.88
Total male and female 55 to 65 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.04
Total male and female 55 to 65 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 55 to 65 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 65 to 75 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 24.70
Total male and female 65 to 75 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.09
Total male and female 65 to 75 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 65 to 75 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 75 years or older J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 30.88
Total male and female 75 years or older N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.21
Total male and female 75 years or older S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 75 years or older V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 5 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 23.16
Total male and female 0 to 5 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 5 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 5 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 5 to 10 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 13.98
Total male and female 5 to 10 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 5 to 10 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 5 to 10 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 10 to 15 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 7.08
Total male and female 10 to 15 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 10 to 15 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 10 to 15 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 15 to 20 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 13.05
Total male and female 15 to 20 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 15 to 20 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 15 to 20 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 20 to 25 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 17.08
Total male and female 20 to 25 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 20 to 25 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 20 to 25 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 25 to 30 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 16.60
Total male and female 25 to 30 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 25 to 30 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 25 to 30 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 30 to 35 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 17.68
Total male and female 30 to 35 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.01
Total male and female 30 to 35 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 30 to 35 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 35 to 40 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 17.99
Total male and female 35 to 40 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.01
Total male and female 35 to 40 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 35 to 40 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 40 to 45 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 17.27
Total male and female 40 to 45 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.01
Total male and female 40 to 45 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 40 to 45 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 45 to 50 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 17.27
Total male and female 45 to 50 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.01
Total male and female 45 to 50 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 45 to 50 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 50 to 55 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 18.41
Total male and female 50 to 55 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.02
Total male and female 50 to 55 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 50 to 55 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 55 to 60 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 19.90
Total male and female 55 to 60 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.03
Total male and female 55 to 60 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 55 to 60 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 60 to 65 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 21.93
Total male and female 60 to 65 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.04
Total male and female 60 to 65 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 60 to 65 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 65 to 70 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 23.86
Total male and female 65 to 70 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.07
Total male and female 65 to 70 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 65 to 70 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 70 to 75 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 25.62
Total male and female 70 to 75 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.11
Total male and female 70 to 75 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 70 to 75 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 75 to 80 years J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 28.08
Total male and female 75 to 80 years N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.15
Total male and female 75 to 80 years S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00
Total male and female 75 to 80 years V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


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.

Changes as of December 20, 2023:
- Provisional figures for 2022 have been added, provisional figures of 2020 and 2021 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 2024.

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.