Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; key figures
| Periods | Use of health care services Wlz/AWBZ-funded long term care Indications for residential care Physical disability (x 1 000) | Determinants of health Comply physical activity guidelines (4+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Use of health care services
- Average period of hospitalisation, supplied drugs, number of contacts with health care providers, AWBZ/Wlz- funded long term care, including persons older than 80 in the population, youth care.
- Wlz/AWBZ-funded long term care
- Residential care funded under the Chronic Care Act (Wlz) and (before 2015) under the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act (AWBZ).
- Indications for residential care
- The number of persons who have an indication for residential care financed by the General Act on Exceptional Medical Expenses (AWBZ) or Long-Term Care Act (Wlz) on the reference date.
This concerns only persons who are registered in the population registry on the reference date.
The reference date is the second Friday in November.
Indication
The right to a certain type and amount of care as determined by the Centre for Healthcare Indication (Centrum Indicatiestelling Zorg (CIZ).- Physical disability
- Persons with an indication for residential care based on a physical disability
Physical handicap
Physical limitation as a result of disorders of the nervous system and the musculoskeletal system (bone / muscular system, joints and connective tissue) where no functional improvement is possible and there is no terminal situation.
- 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.- Comply physical activity guidelines (4+)
- Percentage of people of 4 years or older who comply with the physical activity guidelines.
Adults should be physically active at moderate intensity for at least two and a half hours every week, spread over several days, such as walking and cycling. In addition, they should perform muscle- and bone-strengthening activities at least twice a week.
Young people from 4 to 17 years old should be physically active at moderate intensity for at least one hour every day, and they should perform muscle- and bone-strengthening activities at least three times a week.
The physical activity guidelines were drawn up by the Dutch Health Council at the end of 2017.