Persons with dispensed medicines; origin
| Sex | Age | Origin | Medicine group (ATC) | Periods | Persons with medicines, relative (%) | Defined daily doses (DDD), relative (number per 1 000 persons) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total male and female | B000052 | Total | Total | 2022 | 57.83 | 288,482 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Total | Total | 2023* | 57.84 | 269,537 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Total | C Cardiovascular system | 2022 | 10.53 | 65,389 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Total | C Cardiovascular system | 2023* | 10.48 | 65,543 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | Total | 2022 | 59.70 | 286,803 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | Total | 2023* | 60.27 | 275,910 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | C Cardiovascular system | 2022 | 10.46 | 64,062 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | C Cardiovascular system | 2023* | 10.44 | 64,357 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | Total | 2022 | 61.58 | 306,599 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | Total | 2023* | 61.21 | 281,676 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | C Cardiovascular system | 2022 | 10.33 | 64,192 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | C Cardiovascular system | 2023* | 10.30 | 64,379 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin: born abroad | Total | 2022 | 46.87 | 288,535 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin: born abroad | Total | 2023* | 46.16 | 246,249 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin: born abroad | C Cardiovascular system | 2022 | 10.94 | 72,505 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin: born abroad | C Cardiovascular system | 2023* | 10.80 | 71,804 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: The Netherlands | Total | 2022 | 59.70 | 286,803 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: The Netherlands | Total | 2023* | 60.27 | 275,910 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: The Netherlands | C Cardiovascular system | 2022 | 10.46 | 64,062 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: The Netherlands | C Cardiovascular system | 2023* | 10.44 | 64,357 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) | Total | 2022 | 44.10 | 206,619 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) | Total | 2023* | 43.81 | 191,869 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) | C Cardiovascular system | 2022 | 8.48 | 53,388 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) | C Cardiovascular system | 2023* | 8.35 | 52,908 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Morocco | Total | 2022 | 65.91 | 410,463 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Morocco | Total | 2023* | 63.88 | 328,253 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Morocco | C Cardiovascular system | 2022 | 11.57 | 68,016 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Morocco | C Cardiovascular system | 2023* | 11.27 | 65,608 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Turkey | Total | 2022 | 65.73 | 462,170 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Turkey | Total | 2023* | 63.73 | 378,106 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Turkey | C Cardiovascular system | 2022 | 14.97 | 103,636 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Turkey | C Cardiovascular system | 2023* | 14.77 | 103,146 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Suriname | Total | 2022 | 65.09 | 481,347 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Suriname | Total | 2023* | 63.94 | 418,918 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Suriname | C Cardiovascular system | 2022 | 15.02 | 104,989 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Suriname | C Cardiovascular system | 2023* | 14.93 | 105,011 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Dutch Caribbean | Total | 2022 | 60.26 | 344,601 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Dutch Caribbean | Total | 2023* | 59.88 | 308,089 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Dutch Caribbean | C Cardiovascular system | 2022 | 12.49 | 84,473 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Dutch Caribbean | C Cardiovascular system | 2023* | 12.47 | 83,739 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Indonesia | Total | 2022 | 54.53 | 270,159 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Indonesia | Total | 2023* | 54.31 | 255,040 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Indonesia | C Cardiovascular system | 2022 | 9.91 | 63,569 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Indonesia | C Cardiovascular system | 2023* | 9.88 | 63,769 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Outside Europe (exc. 5.. | Total | 2022 | 55.23 | 294,731 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Outside Europe (exc. 5.. | Total | 2023* | 54.25 | 253,285 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Outside Europe (exc. 5.. | C Cardiovascular system | 2022 | 11.06 | 69,033 |
| Total male and female | B000052 | Origin country: Outside Europe (exc. 5.. | C Cardiovascular system | 2023* | 11.02 | 68,923 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||
Table explanation
This table contains figures on the absolute number of persons to whom in the year concerned medicines were dispensed for which the costs are reimbursed under the statutory basic medical insurance. Also, the number of dispensed defined daily doses (DDDs) are presented. The figures are also expressed as a percentage of the total population in the category concerned. The population includes everybody registered in the Basic Registration of Persons (BRP) and living in the Netherlands at some point in the year concerned. Until 2010 the figures also included medicines dispensed to persons registered in the BRP, but no longer resident in the Netherlands.
Medicines provided to persons in hospitals and nursing homes are not included; medicines provided in residential homes for the elderly are included.
Data are broken down by medicine group, origin, age and sex.
Data available from 2020
Status of the figures:
Figures for 2022 are provisional, figures for previous years are final.
Changes as of December 18, 2024:
- Provisional figures for 2023 have been added, provisional figures of 2022 have been made definite.
When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in the last quarter of 2025.
Description topics
- Persons with medicines, relative
- Number of persons to whom medicines are dispensed in the year concerned that are reimbursed under the statutory basic medical insurance, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the category concerned registered in the Basic Registration of Persons (BRP) in that year.
- Defined daily doses (DDD), relative
- Defined Daily Dose (DDD) is the WHO-determined assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. This fixed unit of measurement makes it possible to compare the use of different forms of administration, package sizes and strengths.
WHO: World Health Organisation, World Health Organisation