Persons with dispensed medicines; origin

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 Total age Total J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 19.33 3,665
Total male and female Total age Total N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.04 0
Total male and female Total age Total S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Total V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 19.95 3,567
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.04 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 20.14 3,657
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.05 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 18.72 2,995
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.02 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 18.63 3,115
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.04 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 18.83 2,849
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.01 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 16.13 4,176
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.01 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 20.14 3,657
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.05 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: abroad J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 17.21 3,685
Total male and female Total age Origin country: abroad N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.02 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: abroad S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: abroad V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 15.46 2,940
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.03 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: outside Europe J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 18.13 4,076
Total male and female Total age Origin country: outside Europe N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.01 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: outside Europe S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: outside Europe V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Morocco J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 19.87 3,356
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Morocco N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Morocco S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Morocco V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Turkey J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 21.62 3,973
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Turkey N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Turkey S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Turkey V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Suriname J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 19.11 4,296
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Suriname N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.01 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Suriname S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Suriname V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Dutch Caribbean J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 17.70 4,041
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Dutch Caribbean N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.01 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Dutch Caribbean S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Dutch Caribbean V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Indonesia J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 18.76 4,208
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Indonesia N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.06 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Indonesia S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Indonesia V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Outside Europe (exc. 5.. J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 16.20 4,235
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Outside Europe (exc. 5.. N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.01 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Outside Europe (exc. 5.. S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Outside Europe (exc. 5.. V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Total J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 14.48 1,132
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Total N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Total S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Total V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in the Netherlands J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 14.88 1,130
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in the Netherlands N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in the Netherlands S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in the Netherlands V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, parents in NL J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 14.41 1,090
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, parents in NL N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, parents in NL S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, parents in NL V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 16.32 1,255
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 14.82 1,107
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 17.88 1,407
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born abroad J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 9.47 1,152
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born abroad N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born abroad S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born abroad V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: The Netherlands J General antiinfectives for system.use 2022* 14.41 1,090
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: The Netherlands N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: The Netherlands S01K Surgical aids 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: The Netherlands V06 General nutrients 2022* 0.00 0
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


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.

Changes as of December 20, 2023:
- Provisional figures for 2022 have been added, provisional figures of 2020 and 2021 have been made definite.
- Textual change: the description of drug group Y (Not filled in) has been replaced by Z (Not applicable). However, the underlying resources have remained the same. This category is assigned to products that do not have an ATC code according to the WHO ATC classification system.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in the last quarter of 2024.

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 de door de WHO vastgestelde gemiddelde dagelijkse dosis van een geneesmiddel, wanneer het geneesmiddel wordt ingezet voor de hoofdindicatie, bij een onderhoudsbehandeling voor volwassenen. Deze definitie maakt het mogelijk om het gebruik van verschillende toedieningsvormen en verschillende middelen met elkaar te vergelijken.

WHO: World Health Organisation, Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie