Persons with dispensed medicines; origin
| Sex | Age | Origin | Medicine group (ATC) | Periods | Persons with medicines, relative (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | A05 Bile and liver therapy | 2024* | 0.10 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | A05A Bile therapy | 2024* | 0.10 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | A05B Liver therapy, lipotropics | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | A05C Bile therapy drugs and lipotropics | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | A07X Other antidiarrheals | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | A10X Other drugs used in diabetes | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | A11C Vit A and D, incl.combin.of the two | 2024* | 0.15 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | A11H Other plain vitamin preparations | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | A12C Other mineral supplements | 2024* | 0.05 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | A14B Other anabolic agents | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | B02B Vitamin k and other hemostatics | 2024* | 0.07 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | B03X Other antianemic preparations | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | B06 Other hematological agents | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | B06A Other hematological agents | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | C01 Cardiac therapy | 2024* | 2.67 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | C01E Other cardiac preparations | 2024* | 0.07 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | C02K Other antihypertensives | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | C03X Other diuretics | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | C05B Antivaricose therapy | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | C07C Beta block.agents / other diuretics | 2024* | 0.03 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | C07D Beta block./thiazides/other diuret. | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | C07F Beta block./other antihypertensives | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | C09X Other renin angiotensin syst.agents | 2024* | 0.03 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | D04 Antipruritics,incl antesthetics .... | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | D06B Chemotherapeutics for topical use | 2024* | 0.80 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | D06C Antibiotics/chemotherapeutics, comb | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | D07X Corticosteroids, other combinations | 2024* | 0.20 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | D11 Other dermatological preparations | 2024* | 0.78 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | D11A Other dermatological preparations | 2024* | 0.78 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | G02 Other gynecologicals | 2024* | 0.13 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | G02C Other gynecologicals | 2024* | 0.04 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | H03 Thyroid therapy | 2024* | 3.07 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | H03C Iodine therapy | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials | 2024* | 0.12 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | J01X Other antibacterials | 2024* | 4.49 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | J07X Other vaccines | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | L01X Other antineoplastic agents | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | L02 Endocrine therapy | 2024* | 0.60 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | N01 Anesthetics | 2024* | 1.40 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | N01A Anesthetics, general | 2024* | 0.06 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | N01B Anesthetics, local | 2024* | 1.39 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics | 2024* | 1.22 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | N07 Other nervous system drugs | 2024* | 0.77 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | N07X Other nervous system drugs | 2024* | 0.04 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | P01A Amoebiasis / other protozoal dis. | 2024* | 0.48 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | P02 Anthelmintics | 2024* | 0.54 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | R05X Other cold combination preparations | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | R07 Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | A05 Bile and liver therapy | 2024* | 0.11 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | A05A Bile therapy | 2024* | 0.11 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | A05B Liver therapy, lipotropics | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | A05C Bile therapy drugs and lipotropics | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | A07X Other antidiarrheals | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | A10X Other drugs used in diabetes | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | A11C Vit A and D, incl.combin.of the two | 2024* | 0.16 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | A11H Other plain vitamin preparations | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | A12C Other mineral supplements | 2024* | 0.05 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | A14B Other anabolic agents | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | B02B Vitamin k and other hemostatics | 2024* | 0.07 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | B03X Other antianemic preparations | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | B06 Other hematological agents | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | B06A Other hematological agents | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | C01 Cardiac therapy | 2024* | 2.85 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | C01E Other cardiac preparations | 2024* | 0.08 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | C02K Other antihypertensives | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | C03X Other diuretics | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | C05B Antivaricose therapy | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | C07C Beta block.agents / other diuretics | 2024* | 0.03 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | C07D Beta block./thiazides/other diuret. | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | C07F Beta block./other antihypertensives | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | C09X Other renin angiotensin syst.agents | 2024* | 0.03 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | D04 Antipruritics,incl antesthetics .... | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | D06B Chemotherapeutics for topical use | 2024* | 0.82 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | D06C Antibiotics/chemotherapeutics, comb | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | D07X Corticosteroids, other combinations | 2024* | 0.20 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | D11 Other dermatological preparations | 2024* | 0.75 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | D11A Other dermatological preparations | 2024* | 0.75 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | G02 Other gynecologicals | 2024* | 0.13 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | G02C Other gynecologicals | 2024* | 0.04 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | H03 Thyroid therapy | 2024* | 3.27 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | H03C Iodine therapy | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials | 2024* | 0.11 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | J01X Other antibacterials | 2024* | 4.71 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | J07X Other vaccines | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | L01X Other antineoplastic agents | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | L02 Endocrine therapy | 2024* | 0.64 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | N01 Anesthetics | 2024* | 1.39 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | N01A Anesthetics, general | 2024* | 0.06 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | N01B Anesthetics, local | 2024* | 1.38 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics | 2024* | 1.31 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | N07 Other nervous system drugs | 2024* | 0.81 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | N07X Other nervous system drugs | 2024* | 0.05 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | P01A Amoebiasis / other protozoal dis. | 2024* | 0.45 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | P02 Anthelmintics | 2024* | 0.53 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | R05X Other cold combination preparations | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | R07 Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| 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 2024 are provisional, figures for previous years are final.
Changes as of December 18, 2025:
- Provisional figures for 2024 have been added, provisional figures of 2023 have been made definite.
- Figures for 2024 do not include DDD's as they are insufficiently reliable.
When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in the last quarter of 2026.
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.