Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; key figures
| Periods | Births, deaths and life expectancy Crude birth rate (0/00) | Births, deaths and life expectancy Live births to teenage mothers (number) | Births, deaths and life expectancy Live births to 35+ mothers (number) | Births, deaths and life expectancy Live births to 40+ mothers (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | . | . | . | . |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
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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:
Most figures are definite.
Figures reported for the last year are provisional for:
- perinatal mortality at pregnancy lasting at least 22 weeks (WHO);
- diagnoses known to the general practitioner;
- hospital admissions by some diagnoses;
- average period of hospitalisation;
- AWBZ/Wlz-funded long term care;
- physicians and nurses employed in care;
- Mbo health care graduates;
- Hbo nursing graduates / medicine graduates (university);
- profitability and operating results at institutions.
Figures reported for the last two years are provisional for:
- supplied drugs;
- persons employed in health and welfare;
- persons employed in healthcare.
For expenditures of care, figures for 2021 are provisional; the figures for 2019 and 2020 are revised provisional.
Changes as of 20 December 2022:
More recent figures have been added for:
- live births to teenage mothers;
- causes of death;
- perinatal mortality at pregnancy duration at least 24 weeks;
- life expectancy in perceived good health;
- supplied drugs;
- AWBZ/Wlz-funded long term care;
- youth care;
- average distance to facilities;
- profitability and operating results at institutions.
Changes as of 14 July 2022:
A new series was added for hospital discharges of COVID19.
When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in July 2023.
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.
- Live births to teenage mothers
- Live born children to mothers younger than 20 years at the infant's birth.
Mother’s age (exact):
The number of whole years that have passed since the mother's date of birth.
Live born child:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy.
- Live births to 35+ mothers
- Live born children to mothers aged 35 years or older at the infant's birth.
Mother’s age (exact):
The number of whole years that have passed since the mother's date of birth.
Live born child:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy.
- Live births to 40+ mothers
- Live born children to mothers aged 40 years or older at the infant's birth.
Mother’s age (exact):
The number of whole years that have passed since the mother's date of birth.
Live born child:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy.