Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; key figures
| Periods | Health and social care expenditure Expenditure as percentage of the GDP (%) |
|---|---|
| 2026 | . |
| Source: CBS. | |
Table explanation
This table provides an overview of the key figures on health and care available on StatLine. All figures are taken from other tables on StatLine, either directly or through a simple conversion. In the original tables, breakdowns by characteristics of individuals or other variables are possible.
The period after the year of review before data become available differs between the data series.
The number of exam passes/graduates in year t is the number of persons who obtained a diploma in school/study year starting in t-1 and ending in t.
Data available from: 2001
Status of the figures:
2026:
All available figures are definite.
2025:
Most available figures are definite.
Figures are provisional for:
- youth care;
- persons employed in health and welfare;
- persons employed in healthcare;
- Mbo health care graduates;
- Hbo nursing graduates / medicine graduates (university).
2024:
Most available figures are definite.
Figures are provisional for:
- diagnoses known to the general practitioner;
- supplied drugs;
- AWBZ/Wlz-funded long term care;
- physicians and nurses employed in care;
- persons employed in health and welfare;
- persons employed in healthcare;
- average distance to facilities;
- profitability and operating results at institutions.
Figures are revised provisional for:
- expenditures on health and welfare.
2023:
Most available figures are definite.
Figures are provisional for:
- hospital admissions by some diagnoses;
- average period of hospitalisation.
Figures are revised provisional for:
- expenditures on health and welfare.
2022:
Most available figures are definite.
Figures are revised provisional for:
- expenditures on health and welfare.
2021 and earlier:
All available figures are definite.
Changes as of 14 July 2026:
More recent figures have been added for:
- causes of death;
- life expectancy;
- self-perceived health;
- sickness absence;
- contacts with health professionals;
- persons aged 80 or older;
- youth care;
- smoking, heavy drinkers, physical activity;
- overweight;
- high blood pressure;
- persons employed in health and welfare;
- persons employed in healthcare;
- physicians and nurses employed in care;
- Mbo health care graduates;
- Hbo nursing graduates / medicine graduates (university);
- expenditures on health and welfare;
- average distance to facilities.
When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in December 2026.
Description topics
- Health and social care expenditure
- Expenditure on medical care, long-term care, welfare and social services, youth care and child care. Care includes provision of services and goods. Expenditure includes care provided to non-residents by Dutch care providers. As it concerns final use expenditure, industry and wholesale figures do not count, as these sectors do not supply their products directly to consumers/patients. Also, expenditure on cross-supplies between care providers does not count. Care expenditure expressed in actual prices indicates expenditure in prices of the year under review and reflects value trends. It refers to expenditure on care goods and services by all institutions, practices and organisations providing those goods and services; providers for whom it is not their main work also count.
These figures refer to a broader definition than internationally used in the System of Health Accounts, that refers to health care including long term nursing care (health).
Due to the revision of the 2021 Health and social care expenditure statistics, figures for 2021-2023 are not easily comparable with previous years.- Expenditure as percentage of the GDP
- Total expenditure on health and social care expressed as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP).
Due to the revision of the 2021 Health and social care expenditure statistics, figures for 2021-2023 are not easily comparable with previous years.