Persons with dispensed medicines; background; 2006-2020

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Persons with dispensed medicines; background; 2006-2020
Sex Age Background and generation Medicine group (ATC) Periods Persons with medicines, relative (%)
Total male and female Total age Total background and generation J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 17.54
Total male and female Total age Total background and generation N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.03
Total male and female Total age Total background and generation S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Total background and generation V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Dutch background J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 18.12
Total male and female Total age Dutch background N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.04
Total male and female Total age Dutch background S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Dutch background V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age With migration background J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 15.83
Total male and female Total age With migration background N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.02
Total male and female Total age With migration background S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age With migration background V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age 1st generation migration background J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 15.75
Total male and female Total age 1st generation migration background N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.01
Total male and female Total age 1st generation migration background S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age 1st generation migration background V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age 2nd generation migration background J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 15.92
Total male and female Total age 2nd generation migration background N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.02
Total male and female Total age 2nd generation migration background S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age 2nd generation migration background V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Western migration background J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 15.24
Total male and female Total age Western migration background N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.03
Total male and female Total age Western migration background S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Western migration background V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Non-western migration background J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 16.29
Total male and female Total age Non-western migration background N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.01
Total male and female Total age Non-western migration background S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Non-western migration background V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Morocco J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 17.78
Total male and female Total age Morocco N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Morocco S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Morocco V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Turkey J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 19.91
Total male and female Total age Turkey N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Turkey S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Turkey V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Surinam J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 17.26
Total male and female Total age Surinam N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.01
Total male and female Total age Surinam S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Surinam V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age (former) Net Antilles, Aruba J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 15.72
Total male and female Total age (former) Net Antilles, Aruba N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.01
Total male and female Total age (former) Net Antilles, Aruba S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age (former) Net Antilles, Aruba V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Other non-western background J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 14.11
Total male and female Total age Other non-western background N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Other non-western background S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female Total age Other non-western background V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Total background and generation J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 10.01
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Total background and generation N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Total background and generation S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Total background and generation V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Dutch background J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 10.03
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Dutch background N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Dutch background S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Dutch background V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years With migration background J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 9.96
Total male and female 0 to 14 years With migration background N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years With migration background S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years With migration background V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years 1st generation migration background J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 7.13
Total male and female 0 to 14 years 1st generation migration background N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years 1st generation migration background S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years 1st generation migration background V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years 2nd generation migration background J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 10.62
Total male and female 0 to 14 years 2nd generation migration background N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years 2nd generation migration background S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years 2nd generation migration background V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Western migration background J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 9.77
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Western migration background N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Western migration background S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Western migration background V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Non-western migration background J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 10.06
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Non-western migration background N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Non-western migration background S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Non-western migration background V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Morocco J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 10.05
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Morocco N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Morocco S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Morocco V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Turkey J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 12.79
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Turkey N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Turkey S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Turkey V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Surinam J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 7.84
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Surinam N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Surinam S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Surinam V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years (former) Net Antilles, Aruba J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 8.50
Total male and female 0 to 14 years (former) Net Antilles, Aruba N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years (former) Net Antilles, Aruba S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years (former) Net Antilles, Aruba V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Other non-western background J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 9.88
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Other non-western background N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Other non-western background S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Other non-western background V06 General nutrients 2020 0.00
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total background and generation J General antiinfectives for system.use 2020 13.46
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total background and generation N01A Anesthetics, general 2020 0.00
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total background and generation S01K Surgical aids 2020 0.00
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total background and generation V06 General nutrients 2020 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. 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.
CBS is switching to a new population classification by origin. Greater emphasis will be placed on where a person was born and less on where their parents were born. The term ‘migration background’ will no longer be used in this regard. The main categories western/non-western will be replaced by categories based on continents and a few countries that share a specific migration history with the Netherlands. This classification will gradually been introduced in tables and publications with population by origin.

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

Data available from 2006 to 2020.

Status of the figures:
All figures are definite.

Changes as of 14 December, 2022:
Figures for 2020 have been made final without change and the table has been stopped due to the introduction of the new classification of population by origin.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable, the table has been stopped. This table will be replaced by the new table 'Persons with dispensed medicines; origin', see chapter 3.

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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.