Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; key figures
| Periods | Births, deaths and life expectancy Crude birth rate (0/00) | Determinants of health Overweight Moderately overweight (20+) (%) | Determinants of health Overweight Moderately overweight (4-20 yrs) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | . | . | . |
| Source: CBS. | |||
Dataset is not available.
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:
2023:
The available figures are definite.
2022:
Most available figures are definite, figures are provisional for:
- diagnoses known to the general practitioner;
- supplied drugs;
- AWBZ/Wlz-financed care with accommodation;
- AWBZ/Wlz-funded long term care;
- Mbo health care graduates, Hbo nursing graduates, medicine graduates (university);
- expenditures of care;
- profitability and operating results at institutions.
2021:
Most available figures are definite.
Figures are provisional for:
- hospital admissions by some diagnoses;
- average period of hospitalization;
- physicians and nurses employed in care;
- persons employed in health and welfare.
Figures are revised provisional for:
- expenditures of care.
2020:
Most available figures are final.
Figures are revised provisional for:
- expenditures of care.
2019 and earlier:
All available figures are definite.
Changes as of 22 December 2023:
More recent figures have been added for:
- crude birth rate;
- live births to teenage mothers;
- causes of death;
- perinatal mortality at pregnancy duration at least 24 weeks;
- life expectancy in perceived good health;
- diagnoses known to the general practitioner;
- supplied drugs;
- AWBZ/Wlz-funded long term care;
- youth care;
- average distance to facilities;
- profitability and operating results at institutions.
Changes as of 7 July 2023:
The series 'Hbo nursing graduates' and 'medicine graduates (university)' have been replaced from 2016 for figures rounded to tens.
When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in December 2024.
Description topics
- Births, deaths and life expectancy
- Crude birth rate, the number of live births to teenage mothers and older mothers, some causes of death, perinatal mortality, life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.
- Crude birth rate
- Live born children per thousand of the average population.
- Determinants of health
- Determinants of health: factors influencing health.
Data on smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise, obesity and high blood pressure, derived from the CBS Health Survey.- Overweight
- The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a frequently used measure to determine whether a person is underweight or overweight. It is calculated by dividing a person's weight (in kilograms) by their height (in metres) squared, based on self-reported measures. For children under 12 years of age, weight and height are reported by the parents. Adults with a BMI of 25 kg/m² or more are overweight, with a BMI of 30 kg/m² or more seriously overweight (obese). For children, age-specific cut-off points are used.
Data on respondents with unknown weight or height and respondents with an improbable weight for their height are not used. Until 2013, date were excluded for persons aged 20 years or older with a BMI lower than 14 or higher than 45 kg/m² and persons younger than 20 years with a BMI lower than 10 or higher than 45 kg/m². From 2014, for both age groups the upper limit of BMI has been increased to 50 kg/m², whereas the lower limit has not been changed.
Due to changes in methodology of the health interview questionniare in 2014, figures before and after are not completely comparable.- Moderately overweight (20+)
- Percentage of persons in the population aged 20 years or older with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25.0 to 30.0 kg/m².
- Moderately overweight (4-20 yrs)
- Percentage of persons aged between 4 and 20 years with a BMI from 25.0 kg/m² to 30.0 kg/m² (18 and 19 year olds) or between the corresponding age-specific cut-off points for persons under 18 years of age.