Health and welfare

Health and welfare

1. most people die of cancer and cardiovascular disease
2. Short hospital stays, few smokers: the Netherlands versus the EU
3. Bulk of sickness absence not work-related
4. More and more people with diabetes
5. Health care consumption varies by education level
6. Fewer over-65s receive long-term care services
7. Parents give child health centres a 7 out of 10
8. Fewer than ten women a year die during pregnancy or childbirth
9. Longer life, but more years with a physical disability
10. Nearly 3 percent of children suffer from autism or related disorders
11. Sickness absence rate for older employees without chronic disorders about  the same as for younger employees
12. Chronic diseases, smoking and sedentary lifestyle make people feel unhealthy
13. Towards a longer and healthier life
14. Fewer women on the pill, IUDs more popular
15. Mortality more than 10 percent down due to mild winter
16. growth care expenditure at lowest level in 15 years
17. Traffic death toll substantially down in 2013
18. More than 100 thousand children in youth care
19. More support for chronically ill, disabled and elderly people in the North and East of the Netherlands and Limburg than elsewhere
20. One third of Caribbean Netherlands population do not drink alcohol
21. Nearly 1 million people seek alternative treatments
22. Three-quarters of population in the Caribbean Netherlands report good health
23. Fewer children in day care centres
24. Obesity increases risk of chronic disorders
25. Positive about their homes, negative about their financial situation