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3 in 10 deaths caused by cancer

In 2018, the number of deaths in the Netherlands stood at 153 thousand. With nearly 47 thousand cases (30 percent), cancer was the leading cause of death, just as in previous years.

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SEEA-EEA biodiversity account 2006-2013

This report present the experimental biodiversity account for the Netherlands (2006-2013), which is one of the thematic accounts of the SEEA-EEA ecosystem account.

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Environmental transfers and subsidies

Environmentally motivated subsidies provided by the government increased from 764 million euros in 2005 to nearly 1.2 billion euros in 2010.

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Machinery exports account for highest earnings

In terms of the gross value added generated through Dutch exports, the highest value added is derived from the export of machinery and machine parts. In 2018, this value added amounted to almost 16...

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Energy consumption lower in 2009

In 2009, energy consumption in the Netherlands was more than 2 percent down on the preceding year. The reduction was realised in the first three quarters.

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Energy balance sheet; supply, transformation and consumption, 1995-2013

Energy commodities reported into petajoules (PJ) and physical units by energy consumers and balance sheet items.

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Energy balance sheet; key figures, 1946-2016

Coal and products, crude oil feedstocks and products, other commodities Indigenous production, im- and exports, bunkers, stock changes

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Household spending 3.5 percent down in September

Consumers spent 3.5 percent less in September 2020 than in the same month last year.

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Ecosystem services

Ecosystem services are the benefits generated by ecosystems in the Netherlands that contribute to the economy and to other human activity.

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Deep learning for solar panel detection

How to improve the estimate of the total amount of solar energy generated in the Netherlands. One of these projects is Deep Solaris. In this project, we evaluated several Deep Learning methods to...

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Economic growth third quarter adjusted upward to 4.2 percent

The Dutch economy grew 4.2 percent in the third quarter of 2007 relative to one year previously.

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More energy used in 2012

Energy consumption in the Netherlands was 1.3 percent up in 2012 from 2011. The higher consumption is due to the cold weather conditions compared to 2011. The petrochemical industry also used more...

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Over 17.4 million inhabitants in the Netherlands

In 2019, the population of the Netherlands grew by an estimated 132 thousand people to a total of over 17.4 million.

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Electricity production dramatically down

Last year, 102 billion kWh of electricity were generated in the Netherlands, nearly 10 percent down from one year previously, but the level of imports and exports of electricity was higher than ever...

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Electricity generation from fossil fuels invariably high

In the period 1998–2008, total electricity generation in the Netherlands increased by 14 percent.

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Record number of enterprise births in 2019

In 2019, over 207 thousand new enterprises were established in the Netherlands, 23 thousand more than in the previous year. The number of enterprise births within one year has never been this high.

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Population up by over 100 thousand in 2017

The population of the Netherlands again saw relatively strong growth in 2017.

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Inflation rate marginally up

Dutch inflation stood at 2.5 percent in January 2012, i.e. 0.1 percentage points up on December 2011.The marginal increase is mainly due to changes in petrol, natural gas and electricity prices.

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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.

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Netherlands net exporter electricity since October 2009

Since October last year, the Netherlands is a net exporter of electricity, because in the last quarter of 2009 more electricity was exported than imported to and from the surrounding countries.

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