Health and welfare

Health and welfare

1. Good health lasts just as long for men and women
2. Sickness absence rate stable in 2005
3. Fewer work-related accidents
4. Nearly one quarter of adults vaccinated against the flu
5. High suicide rate among Surinamese men
6. Many carers in their fifties
7. People with disablement less active on the job market
8. More men tested for prostate cancer
9. Childcare often provided by family and friends
10. Over one in six persons visited physiotherapist last year
11. Ageing only partly the cause of higher care consumption
12. More hyperactive boys than girls
13. Slower increase in care spending
14. Cancer number one cause of death in male population
15. Number of traffic deaths down again
16. More overhead staff in general hospitals
17. Dutch lead a slightly more healthy life
18. Big-city residents less healthy
19. Cigarettes and shag less popular