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 A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 2
Total male and female Total age Total A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 2
Total male and female Total age Total A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Total A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products 2022* 0.02 41
Total male and female Total age Total B05A Blood and related products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Total L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Total M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Total R07 Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.01 29
Total male and female Total age Total R07A Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.01 29
Total male and female Total age Total V03 All other therapeutic products 2022* 0.09 123
Total male and female Total age Total V03A All other therapeutic products 2022* 0.09 123
Total male and female Total age Total V07 All other non-therapeutic products 2022* 0.04 0
Total male and female Total age Total V07A All other non-therapeutic products 2022* 0.04 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 2
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 2
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products 2022* 0.02 46
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands B05A Blood and related products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands R07 Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.01 33
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands R07A Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.01 33
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands V03 All other therapeutic products 2022* 0.08 108
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands V03A All other therapeutic products 2022* 0.08 108
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands V07 All other non-therapeutic products 2022* 0.05 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands V07A All other non-therapeutic products 2022* 0.05 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 2
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 2
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products 2022* 0.02 44
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL B05A Blood and related products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL R07 Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.01 35
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL R07A Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.01 35
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL V03 All other therapeutic products 2022* 0.08 112
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL V03A All other therapeutic products 2022* 0.08 112
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL V07 All other non-therapeutic products 2022* 0.05 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parents in NL V07A All other non-therapeutic products 2022* 0.05 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 2
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 2
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products 2022* 0.02 59
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad B05A Blood and related products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad R07 Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.01 20
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad R07A Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.01 20
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad V03 All other therapeutic products 2022* 0.06 81
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad V03A All other therapeutic products 2022* 0.06 81
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad V07 All other non-therapeutic products 2022* 0.04 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad V07A All other non-therapeutic products 2022* 0.04 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 2
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 2
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products 2022* 0.02 45
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL B05A Blood and related products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL R07 Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.01 28
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL R07A Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.01 28
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL V03 All other therapeutic products 2022* 0.06 84
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL V03A All other therapeutic products 2022* 0.06 84
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL V07 All other non-therapeutic products 2022* 0.04 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL V07A All other non-therapeutic products 2022* 0.04 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 1
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 1
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products 2022* 0.02 76
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad B05A Blood and related products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad R07 Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.00 9
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad R07A Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.00 9
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad V03 All other therapeutic products 2022* 0.05 77
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad V03A All other therapeutic products 2022* 0.05 77
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad V07 All other non-therapeutic products 2022* 0.03 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad V07A All other non-therapeutic products 2022* 0.03 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 1
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 1
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products 2022* 0.01 14
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad B05A Blood and related products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad R07 Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.00 8
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad R07A Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.00 8
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad V03 All other therapeutic products 2022* 0.13 203
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad V03A All other therapeutic products 2022* 0.13 203
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad V07 All other non-therapeutic products 2022* 0.02 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born abroad V07A All other non-therapeutic products 2022* 0.02 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 2
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products 2022* 0.00 2
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products 2022* 0.02 44
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands B05A Blood and related products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands R07 Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.01 35
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands R07A Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.01 35
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