Persons with dispensed medicines; origin
| Sex | Age | Origin | Medicine group (ATC) | Periods | Persons with medicines, relative (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total male and female | Total age | Total | A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Total | A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Total | A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Total | A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Total | B05A Blood and related products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Total | L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Total | M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Total | R07 Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Total | R07A Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Total | V03 All other therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.09 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Total | V03A All other therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.09 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Total | V07 All other non-therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.06 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Total | V07A All other non-therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.06 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| 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 | A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | B05A Blood and related products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products | 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: born in the Netherlands | R07A Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | V03 All other therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.08 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | V03A All other therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.08 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | V07 All other non-therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.06 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in the Netherlands | V07A All other non-therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.06 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | B05A Blood and related products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | R07 Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | R07A Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | V03 All other therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.08 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | V03A All other therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.08 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | V07 All other non-therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.07 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parents in NL | V07A All other non-therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.07 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | B05A Blood and related products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | R07 Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | R07A Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | V03 All other therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.06 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | V03A All other therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.06 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | V07 All other non-therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.04 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, parent(s) abroad | V07A All other non-therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.04 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL | A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL | A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL | A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL | A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL | B05A Blood and related products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL | L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL | M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL | R07 Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL | R07A Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL | V03 All other therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.06 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL | V03A All other therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.06 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL | V07 All other non-therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.05 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL, 1 parent born in NL | V07A All other non-therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.05 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad | A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad | A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad | A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad | A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad | B05A Blood and related products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad | L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad | M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad | R07 Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad | R07A Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad | V03 All other therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.06 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad | V03A All other therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.06 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad | V07 All other non-therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born in NL,2 parents born abroad | V07A All other non-therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born abroad | A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born abroad | A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born abroad | A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born abroad | A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born abroad | B05A Blood and related products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born abroad | L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born abroad | M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born abroad | R07 Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born abroad | R07A Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born abroad | V03 All other therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.12 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born abroad | V03A All other therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.12 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born abroad | V07 All other non-therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.03 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin: born abroad | V07A All other non-therapeutic products | 2024* | 0.03 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | A08 Antiobesity prep. excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | A08A Antiobesity prep.excl.diet products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| 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 | A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products | 2024* | 0.02 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | B05A Blood and related products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | L01C Plant alkaloids/oth.natural product | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | M02 Topical joint/muscular pain products | 2024* | 0.00 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | R07 Other respiratory system products | 2024* | 0.01 |
| Total male and female | Total age | Origin country: The Netherlands | R07A 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.