Health and welfare

Health and welfare

1. More than 150 work-related accidents a year
2. Some 100 thousand fewer smokers
3. The Netherlands as a heavy-weight nation
4. More burn-out among hotel and restaurant staff
5. More women and older people with a disability affecting their capacity to work
6. One quarter of a million people without health insurance
7. Fewer and fewer people with dentures
8. More people going for flu jabs
9. Pill still the most popular contraceptive
10. High response rates for preventive medical screening
11. More and more people taking medicines
12. One in nine people who die suffer from dementia
13. Pressure of work down further
14. More noise, less stench
15. Women have more health problems despite healthier life style
16. Smokers smoke for 24 years on average
17. Sharp rise in spending on home care
18. Sharp increase in spending on care in 2002
19. Half the population suffers from chronic disease
20. Mental problems biggest hindrance to work
21. Lower educated more often incapacitated
22. Slightly fewer road deaths in 2002
23. More work for occupational health and safety agencies
24. Over 46.6 billion euro spent on care in 2001