Medical contacts, hospitalisation, medicines; sex and age, 2010-2013

Changed on: 07/02/2019 02:00

Medical contacts, hospitalisation, medicines; sex and age, 2010-2013
Sex	Age	Type of figure	Periods	Contact with medical specialist Type of contact with specialist Repeat visit (%)
Total	Total	Percentages/ numbers	2010	67.5
Total	Total	Percentages/ numbers	2011	65.3
Total	Total	Percentages/ numbers	2012	66.2
Total	Total	Percentages/ numbers	2013	66.5
Total	Total	Standard errors	2010	1.0
Total	Total	Standard errors	2011	1.0
Total	Total	Standard errors	2012	1.1
Total	Total	Standard errors	2013	1.1
Total	Age: 0 to 4 years	Percentages/ numbers	2010	63.1
Total	Age: 0 to 4 years	Percentages/ numbers	2011	60.0
Total	Age: 0 to 4 years	Percentages/ numbers	2012	52.1
Total	Age: 0 to 4 years	Percentages/ numbers	2013	67.6
Total	Age: 0 to 4 years	Standard errors	2010	5.4
Total	Age: 0 to 4 years	Standard errors	2011	6.1
Total	Age: 0 to 4 years	Standard errors	2012	6.5
Total	Age: 0 to 4 years	Standard errors	2013	7.0
Total	Age: 4 to 12 years	Percentages/ numbers	2010	68.2
Total	Age: 4 to 12 years	Percentages/ numbers	2011	69.8
Total	Age: 4 to 12 years	Percentages/ numbers	2012	68.9
Total	Age: 4 to 12 years	Percentages/ numbers	2013	67.1
Total	Age: 4 to 12 years	Standard errors	2010	4.1
Total	Age: 4 to 12 years	Standard errors	2011	4.3
Total	Age: 4 to 12 years	Standard errors	2012	4.7
Total	Age: 4 to 12 years	Standard errors	2013	4.6
Total	Age: 12 to 16 years	Percentages/ numbers	2010	66.4
Total	Age: 12 to 16 years	Percentages/ numbers	2011	66.5
Total	Age: 12 to 16 years	Percentages/ numbers	2012	.
Total	Age: 12 to 16 years	Percentages/ numbers	2013	.
Total	Age: 12 to 16 years	Standard errors	2010	6.3
Total	Age: 12 to 16 years	Standard errors	2011	6.8
Total	Age: 12 to 16 years	Standard errors	2012	.
Total	Age: 12 to 16 years	Standard errors	2013	.
Total	Age: 16 to 20 years	Percentages/ numbers	2010	61.8
Total	Age: 16 to 20 years	Percentages/ numbers	2011	56.3
Total	Age: 16 to 20 years	Percentages/ numbers	2012	.
Total	Age: 16 to 20 years	Percentages/ numbers	2013	65.2
Total	Age: 16 to 20 years	Standard errors	2010	6.0
Total	Age: 16 to 20 years	Standard errors	2011	6.6
Total	Age: 16 to 20 years	Standard errors	2012	.
Total	Age: 16 to 20 years	Standard errors	2013	6.3
Total	Age: 20 to 30 years	Percentages/ numbers	2010	58.7
Total	Age: 20 to 30 years	Percentages/ numbers	2011	59.1
Total	Age: 20 to 30 years	Percentages/ numbers	2012	60.9
Total	Age: 20 to 30 years	Percentages/ numbers	2013	52.4
Total	Age: 20 to 30 years	Standard errors	2010	3.6
Total	Age: 20 to 30 years	Standard errors	2011	3.6
Total	Age: 20 to 30 years	Standard errors	2012	3.4
Total	Age: 20 to 30 years	Standard errors	2013	3.8
Total	Age: 30 to 40 years	Percentages/ numbers	2010	64.9
Total	Age: 30 to 40 years	Percentages/ numbers	2011	64.8
Total	Age: 30 to 40 years	Percentages/ numbers	2012	64.5
Total	Age: 30 to 40 years	Percentages/ numbers	2013	65.1
Total	Age: 30 to 40 years	Standard errors	2010	2.8
Total	Age: 30 to 40 years	Standard errors	2011	3.1
Total	Age: 30 to 40 years	Standard errors	2012	3.2
Total	Age: 30 to 40 years	Standard errors	2013	3.2
Total	Age: 40 to 50 years	Percentages/ numbers	2010	68.1
Total	Age: 40 to 50 years	Percentages/ numbers	2011	64.0
Total	Age: 40 to 50 years	Percentages/ numbers	2012	57.5
Total	Age: 40 to 50 years	Percentages/ numbers	2013	64.6
Total	Age: 40 to 50 years	Standard errors	2010	2.5
Total	Age: 40 to 50 years	Standard errors	2011	2.7
Total	Age: 40 to 50 years	Standard errors	2012	3.0
Total	Age: 40 to 50 years	Standard errors	2013	3.0
Total	Age: 50 to 55 years	Percentages/ numbers	2010	72.1
Total	Age: 50 to 55 years	Percentages/ numbers	2011	66.5
Total	Age: 50 to 55 years	Percentages/ numbers	2012	67.9
Total	Age: 50 to 55 years	Percentages/ numbers	2013	58.1
Total	Age: 50 to 55 years	Standard errors	2010	3.4
Total	Age: 50 to 55 years	Standard errors	2011	3.6
Total	Age: 50 to 55 years	Standard errors	2012	3.5
Total	Age: 50 to 55 years	Standard errors	2013	4.0
Total	Age: 55 to 65 years	Percentages/ numbers	2010	71.5
Total	Age: 55 to 65 years	Percentages/ numbers	2011	64.6
Total	Age: 55 to 65 years	Percentages/ numbers	2012	69.9
Total	Age: 55 to 65 years	Percentages/ numbers	2013	64.6
Total	Age: 55 to 65 years	Standard errors	2010	2.2
Total	Age: 55 to 65 years	Standard errors	2011	2.5
Total	Age: 55 to 65 years	Standard errors	2012	2.5
Total	Age: 55 to 65 years	Standard errors	2013	2.7
Total	Age: 65 to 75 years	Percentages/ numbers	2010	71.7
Total	Age: 65 to 75 years	Percentages/ numbers	2011	69.8
Total	Age: 65 to 75 years	Percentages/ numbers	2012	71.9
Total	Age: 65 to 75 years	Percentages/ numbers	2013	78.7
Total	Age: 65 to 75 years	Standard errors	2010	2.5
Total	Age: 65 to 75 years	Standard errors	2011	2.6
Total	Age: 65 to 75 years	Standard errors	2012	2.5
Total	Age: 65 to 75 years	Standard errors	2013	2.4
Total	Age: 75 years or older	Percentages/ numbers	2010	64.3
Total	Age: 75 years or older	Percentages/ numbers	2011	67.9
Total	Age: 75 years or older	Percentages/ numbers	2012	72.2
Total	Age: 75 years or older	Percentages/ numbers	2013	73.4
Total	Age: 75 years or older	Standard errors	2010	2.9
Total	Age: 75 years or older	Standard errors	2011	3.1
Total	Age: 75 years or older	Standard errors	2012	3.1
Total	Age: 75 years or older	Standard errors	2013	3.1
Sex: men	Total	Percentages/ numbers	2010	68.6
Sex: men	Total	Percentages/ numbers	2011	65.3
Sex: men	Total	Percentages/ numbers	2012	66.4
Sex: men	Total	Percentages/ numbers	2013	67.4
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

This table provides data on contacts of the Dutch population with providers of medical care, including data on hospitalisation and the use of medicines. It covers the following aspects:

- contacts with GP
- contacts with medical specialists
- contacts with dentist
- contacts with physiotherapist/remedial therapist
- contacts with alternative healers
- hospitalisations, with and without overnight stay
- use of medicines, prescribed and non-prescribed
- satisfaction with GP, specialist, dentist, physiotherapist, hospital

The data are based on the Health Interview Survey conducted by Statistics Netherlands. They can be broken down by age and sex. The Health Interview Survey is a continuous survey. Its population consists of Dutch residents of all ages in private households.

Data available from 2010 till 2013.

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definite.

Changes as of 7 February 2019:
The tabel is stopped.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.

The questions about contacts with medical specialists were changed in 2011; therefore data for 2010 are not available.

Description topics

Contact with medical specialist

Contact with medical specialists in the Netherlands, in:
- out-patient department
- hospital department
- emergency department
- practice outside the hospital
- private clinic
Contacts during hospital or day admissions are not included. Contacts with psychiatrists are also not included.

Type of contact with specialist

Distribution of contacts with medical specialists by type of contact: first contact or repeat visit.

Repeat visit: Percentage of contacts with a medical specialist that are repeat visits.