Persons with dispensed medicines; background and generation

Changed on: 08/12/2020 02:00

Persons with dispensed medicines; background and generation
Sex	Age	Background and generation	Medicine group (ATC)	Periods	Persons with medicines, relative (%)
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Total background and generation	Total	2019*	59.70
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Total background and generation	A10 Drugs used in diabetes	2019*	2.36
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Total background and generation	J01 Antibacterials for systemic use	2019*	16.82
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Total background and generation	N02C Antimigraine preparations	2019*	1.42
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Total background and generation	N06A Antidepressants	2019*	5.11
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Total background and generation	R03 Drugs for obstruct. airway diseases	2019*	7.09
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Dutch background	Total	2019*	60.72
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Dutch background	A10 Drugs used in diabetes	2019*	1.99
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Dutch background	J01 Antibacterials for systemic use	2019*	16.95
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Dutch background	N02C Antimigraine preparations	2019*	1.55
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Dutch background	N06A Antidepressants	2019*	5.29
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Dutch background	R03 Drugs for obstruct. airway diseases	2019*	7.25
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	With migration background	Total	2019*	57.59
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	With migration background	A10 Drugs used in diabetes	2019*	3.77
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	With migration background	J01 Antibacterials for systemic use	2019*	16.60
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	With migration background	N02C Antimigraine preparations	2019*	1.09
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	With migration background	N06A Antidepressants	2019*	4.77
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	With migration background	R03 Drugs for obstruct. airway diseases	2019*	6.84
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	1st generation migration background	Total	2019*	50.73
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	1st generation migration background	A10 Drugs used in diabetes	2019*	4.29
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	1st generation migration background	J01 Antibacterials for systemic use	2019*	14.81
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	1st generation migration background	N02C Antimigraine preparations	2019*	0.96
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	1st generation migration background	N06A Antidepressants	2019*	4.65
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	1st generation migration background	R03 Drugs for obstruct. airway diseases	2019*	5.38
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	2nd generation migration background	Total	2019*	62.74
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	2nd generation migration background	A10 Drugs used in diabetes	2019*	2.40
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	2nd generation migration background	J01 Antibacterials for systemic use	2019*	17.83
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	2nd generation migration background	N02C Antimigraine preparations	2019*	1.34
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	2nd generation migration background	N06A Antidepressants	2019*	4.83
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	2nd generation migration background	R03 Drugs for obstruct. airway diseases	2019*	8.23
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Western migration background	Total	2019*	50.14
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Western migration background	A10 Drugs used in diabetes	2019*	2.02
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Western migration background	J01 Antibacterials for systemic use	2019*	14.65
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Western migration background	N02C Antimigraine preparations	2019*	1.07
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Western migration background	N06A Antidepressants	2019*	4.10
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Western migration background	R03 Drugs for obstruct. airway diseases	2019*	5.97
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Non-western migration background	Total	2019*	63.01
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Non-western migration background	A10 Drugs used in diabetes	2019*	5.41
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Non-western migration background	J01 Antibacterials for systemic use	2019*	18.08
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Non-western migration background	N02C Antimigraine preparations	2019*	1.10
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Non-western migration background	N06A Antidepressants	2019*	5.36
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Non-western migration background	R03 Drugs for obstruct. airway diseases	2019*	7.47
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Morocco	Total	2019*	68.19
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Morocco	A10 Drugs used in diabetes	2019*	7.18
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Morocco	J01 Antibacterials for systemic use	2019*	19.94
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Morocco	N02C Antimigraine preparations	2019*	1.21
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Morocco	N06A Antidepressants	2019*	7.62
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Morocco	R03 Drugs for obstruct. airway diseases	2019*	8.58
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Turkey	Total	2019*	69.01
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Turkey	A10 Drugs used in diabetes	2019*	6.05
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Turkey	J01 Antibacterials for systemic use	2019*	22.19
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Turkey	N02C Antimigraine preparations	2019*	1.55
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Turkey	N06A Antidepressants	2019*	9.09
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Turkey	R03 Drugs for obstruct. airway diseases	2019*	8.53
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Surinam	Total	2019*	67.00
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Surinam	A10 Drugs used in diabetes	2019*	6.22
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Surinam	J01 Antibacterials for systemic use	2019*	17.45
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Surinam	N02C Antimigraine preparations	2019*	1.06
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Surinam	N06A Antidepressants	2019*	3.81
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Surinam	R03 Drugs for obstruct. airway diseases	2019*	9.10
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	(former) Net Antilles, Aruba	Total	2019*	62.07
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	(former) Net Antilles, Aruba	A10 Drugs used in diabetes	2019*	3.98
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	(former) Net Antilles, Aruba	J01 Antibacterials for systemic use	2019*	16.88
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	(former) Net Antilles, Aruba	N02C Antimigraine preparations	2019*	1.14
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	(former) Net Antilles, Aruba	N06A Antidepressants	2019*	3.31
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	(former) Net Antilles, Aruba	R03 Drugs for obstruct. airway diseases	2019*	8.29
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Other non-western background	Total	2019*	57.81
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Other non-western background	A10 Drugs used in diabetes	2019*	4.29
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Other non-western background	J01 Antibacterials for systemic use	2019*	16.19
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Other non-western background	N02C Antimigraine preparations	2019*	0.90
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Other non-western background	N06A Antidepressants	2019*	3.84
Total male and female	0 to 65 years, standardised	Other non-western background	R03 Drugs for obstruct. airway diseases	2019*	5.87
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table description

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. The figures are also expressed as a percentage of the total population in the category concerned. The population includes everybody registered in the Basic Registration of Persons (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, background, generation, age and sex.

Data available from: 2006

Status of the figures:
Figures for 2019 are provisional. Remaining figures are definite.

Changes as of 8 December, 2020:
Figures for 2018 have been made final and provisional figures for 2019 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in the last quarter of 2021.

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.