Persons with dispensed medicines; origin

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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 N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.18 585
Total male and female Total age Total S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.18 556
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.15 552
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.32 581
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.23 587
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.43 573
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.18 737
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.15 552
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: abroad N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.24 672
Total male and female Total age Origin country: abroad S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 0.93 410
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: outside Europe N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.40 810
Total male and female Total age Origin country: outside Europe S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Morocco N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.59 872
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Morocco S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Turkey N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 2.34 1,158
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Turkey S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Suriname N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.88 1,284
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Suriname S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Dutch Caribbean N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.25 570
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Dutch Caribbean S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Indonesia N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.08 1,077
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Indonesia S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Outside Europe (exc. 5.. N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.05 532
Total male and female Total age Origin country: Outside Europe (exc. 5.. S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Total N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.21 266
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Total S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in the Netherlands N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.23 274
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in the Netherlands S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, parents in NL N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.14 265
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, parents in NL S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.53 305
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.44 267
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.62 343
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born abroad N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 0.92 159
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin: born abroad S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: The Netherlands N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.14 265
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: The Netherlands S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: abroad N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.38 269
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: abroad S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.15 204
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: outside Europe N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.48 298
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: outside Europe S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: Morocco N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.68 390
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: Morocco S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: Turkey N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 2.55 398
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: Turkey S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: Suriname N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.56 303
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: Suriname S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: Dutch Caribbean N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.19 244
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: Dutch Caribbean S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: Indonesia N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 0.94 192
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: Indonesia S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: Outside Europe (exc. 5.. N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.22 258
Total male and female 0 to 14 years Origin country: Outside Europe (exc. 5.. S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 0.64 249
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin: born in the Netherlands N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 0.69 270
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin: born in the Netherlands S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin: born in NL, parents in NL N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 0.63 243
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin: born in NL, parents in NL S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 0.93 370
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 0.73 290
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.10 439
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin: born abroad N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 0.36 137
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin: born abroad S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: The Netherlands N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 0.63 243
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: The Netherlands S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: abroad N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 0.66 261
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: abroad S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 0.37 136
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: Europe (excl. NL) S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: outside Europe N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 0.82 328
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: outside Europe S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: Morocco N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 0.96 405
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: Morocco S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: Turkey N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.36 651
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: Turkey S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: Suriname N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.02 339
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: Suriname S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: Dutch Caribbean N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.06 170
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: Dutch Caribbean S01H Local anesthetics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: Indonesia N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 0.42 64
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Origin country: Indonesia S01H Local anesthetics 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