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The number of households in the Netherlands is projected to have grown to 8.5 million by the year 2030, from the current 7.9 million.

The latest population forecast: 18.4 million inhabitants in 2060

The heat wave in week 30 of 2019 caused 2,964 deaths. This is nearly 400 more deaths than during an average summer week. During the heat waves in 2006, the number of additional fatalities per week...

Mortality has dropped below the expected level as of week 20.

In 2019, almost half of the Dutch population aged 4 years and over complied with the standards for physical activity as set by the Health Council of the Netherlands.

The Health Council of the Netherlands recommends zero alcohol or only up to one drink per day. 41 percent of the adult population complied with this guideline last yeat: 30 percent of men against 53...

The majority of Dutch adults are satisfied with their lives. Nearly six in ten adults are also optimistic about the current state of affairs in the Netherlands.

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.

In 2020, mortality in the Netherlands stood at 168,678. Over 20 thousand people died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

Between mid-September 2020, the start of the second wave of coronavirus, and the end of June 2021, there were close to 11 thousand more deaths (9 percent) than expected.

Elderly who live independently feel progressively unhealthy while those living in care homes feel relatively healthier.

The Netherlands in numbers (2021 edition) answers 36 questions about our country by means of images and text.

The introduction of the Social Support Act (Wmo) in 2007 has caused more institutions providing home and elderly care to sustain losses. This applies in particular to institutions providing home help.

In 2020, traffic accidents killed a total of 610 people in the Netherlands.

The population of the Netherlands is projected to grow continuously over the next fifty years.

Estimated mortality in week 2 of 2021 (11 to 17 January inclusive) stands at 3,850. This is 500 deaths in excess of the expected number for this period.

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.

In week 45 (2 to 8 November inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 3,630. This is approximately the same number as in the previous week, when there were 3,644 deaths.

The volume of care provided to the elderly is growing faster than the number of patients. As a result, the volume of care per old person is increasing.

In week 46 (9 to 15 November inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 3,600.

According to the most recent figures, the costs of health care and welfare amounted to 87.6 billion euro in 2010, a 3.6 percent increase relative to 2009. Over the period 2004-2008, the costs of care...

More deaths have been registered in recent weeks than the average reported over this amount of time in the past.