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Cancer responsible for 31 percent of deaths
In 2017, the number of deaths in the Netherlands stood at 150 thousand. The most common death cause with 47 thousand cases (31 percent) was cancer.
Fewer births and deaths at weekends
Increasingly fewer babies are born on a Sunday, and death rates are slightly lower on weekend days as well.
One in ten deaths attributed to dementia
Dementia was again the main cause of death in 2016 with over 15 thousand related cases.
Life expectancy table
Table showing how many of 100,000 newborn boys or girls will reach the age of 0.5, 1.5, 2,5 years etc. on the basis of the mortality rate during a given period or birth cohort.
Total divorce rate
The percentage of marriages that will end in divorce if the probabilities observed in a given year or marriage cohort remain valid. These probabilities pertain to marriage duration specific mortality...
Healthy life expectancy
The number of years a person of a certain age can expect to live in good health, assuming that the age specific chances on mortality and ill-health remain constant. Good health can be defined in four...
Net reproduction rate
The average number of daughters a group of women would give birth to, if certain age-specific fertility and mortality figures were to apply.
Period life table
Table showing how many of 100,000 newborn boys or girls will reach the age of 0.5, 1.5, 2,5 years etc. on the basis of the mortality rate during a given period.
Standardised death rate
Death rate calculated in a given period in such a way that the influence of the age and sex differences in the composition of the population on mortality is eliminated.
Generation life table
Table showing how many of the 100,000 newborn boys or girls will reach the ages of 0.5, 1.5, 2.5 years etc. based on the mortality rate observed for a given birth cohort.
Life table population
Fictitious cohort usually consisting of 100 thousand men or women who, at any age, are subject to sex and age-specific mortality risks as observed in a given period or for a given birth cohort.
Forecast: population growth picks up again
The population of the Netherlands will continue to grow over the next five decades, to 20.6 million inhabitants in 2070.
Population growth picks up again
The population of the Netherlands grew by 31.7 thousand in the first half of 2021.
Fewer homicides in 2020, but more young people killed
In 2020, there were 121 victims of murder or manslaughter in the Netherlands, 4 fewer than in 2019.
Quality of the Dutch Medical Registration
Since 2011 Statistics Netherlands is responsible for the calculation of the Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio (HSMR) for the Dutch hospitals. Since there were some indications that there are...
Traffic deaths include more young and old drivers
In 2016, there were 629 traffic deaths, 8 more than in 2015.
Population up by 12.8 thousand in Q1 2021
In Q1 2021, the population of the Netherlands grew by 12.8 thousand.
610 traffic deaths in 2020
In 2020, traffic accidents killed a total of 610 people in the Netherlands.
How many deaths are registered per week?
On a weekly basis, mortality in the Netherlands stands at 2,900 on average. It tends to be higher in winter than in summer.
Cancer number one cause of death in 2008
Last year, cancer mortality exceeded cardiovascular mortality for the first time. Cardiovascular mortality rate is declining much more rapidly than cancer mortality.
More elderly died in winter period
During the last winter period, mortality was higher than in the winter of 2013/’14. Mortality among over-80s was distinctly higher, also in comparison to previous winters.
Population forecast, Caribbean Netherlands 2020-2050
Between 1 January 2011 and 1 January 2020, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands rose from 21 thousand to 26 thousand. This represents over 2 percent population growth per year.
The need for timely official statistics
This paper discusses how Statistics Netherlands managed to respond quickly with a range of new outputs following the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic. First, it describes the innovation process and...
Fewer stroke and prostate cancer patients die within one year after their first hospitalisation
Between 2000 and 2005, mortality among stroke and prostate cancer patients within one year after their first hospital admission dropped by more than 25 and 21 percent respectively. The mortality...