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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.

Last year, 4 percent of people in the Netherlands were diabetic patients. Among them are more older, male and overweight people than among non-diabetics.

Among European countries, the Netherlands prescribed the lowest volume of antibiotics (2013) while Greece prescribed the highest. Within the Netherlands, there are regional differences in the volume...

In 2017, 46 percent of Bonaire’s population aged 15 years or older paid a visit to the dentist.

GP, specialist, dentist, fysiotherapist, hospitalisation, medicine use, sex and age

Nearly six in every ten deaths in 2010 involved medical end-of-life decisions. In 2.8 percent of cases, euthanasia was carried out.

Health accounts; providers and functions, with link to Dutch health and social care accounts

The number of skin cancer-related hospital admissions is growing fast, in particular the number of treatments completed within one day. In the period 2003–2007, the number of skin...

The Netherlands spends relatively more money on short-term admissions for mental and behaviourial disorders than other OECD countries. At hospitals (including GGZ institutions) expenditure on these...

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...

Last year 4.8 percent in the Dutch population reported to have diabetes.

GP, specialist, dentist, fysiotherapist, hospitalisation, medicine use Sex, age, educational level

Use of medical facilities, visits to the GP, medical specialist, dentist, physiotherapist, alternative healers, hospital admissions,

Dutch residents are in general happy with their GP. The average mark older people and people in good health give their GP on a scale from one to ten is 6 or higher. Overall, people are also positive...

In the first nine weeks of the corona crisis (week 11 to 19 inclusive), there were almost 9 thousand more deaths (estimated) than would normally be expected during this period.

Health accounts; functions and financing, with link to Dutch health and social care accounts