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growth care expenditure at lowest level in 15 years

Last year, total spending on care rose by 1.6 percent, i.e. less than in prior years. This is partly due to the fact that the growth in medicine consumption slowed down and the average price level of...

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Mortality in week 14 higher than expected

In week 14 (5 to 11 April 2021 inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 3,150.

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Care spending 3.2 percent up

In 2011, spending on health car and welfare in the Netherlands amounted to 90.0 billion euro. This is 3.2 percent more than in 2010.

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Living ever longer without physical limitations

Life expectancy without physical limitations and in good self-perceived health is projected to rise until 2040.

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Hoe vaak zitten senioren op sociale media?

Het socialemediagebruik van ouderen heeft de laatste jaren een vlucht genomen. Vooral 65- tot 75-jarigen maken steeds meer gebruik van sociale media. In 2019 zei 76 procent van de ondervraagden in...

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Nearly 1 in 10 Dutch people frequently lonely in 2019

Last year, 9 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 and over reported they frequently feel lonely; 26 percent said they were somewhat lonely, while the remaining 66 percent were not feeling lonely

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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.

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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...

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Obesity leads to more sickness absence

A publication just released by Statistics Netherlands on health and care in 2007 comprises seven articles on a range of recent developments in the area of health and care.

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Using complexity science to understand social problems

On 1 January 2021, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) senior methodologist Frank Pijpers was appointed Professor of Complexity for Official Statistics at the University of Amsterdam (UvA).

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Mortality rising

The rising mortality coincides with the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis in the Netherlands

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Strong rise in mortality in first half of 2012

Population of the Netherlands rose by 14.7 thousand people in the first half of 2012. This is half the increase in the same period last year.

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Life expectancy increased in 2019

In 2019, the life expectancy for men in the Netherlands increased by 4 months to 80.5 years, for women by 3 months to 83.6 years.

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Large differences in purchasing power developments between common occupations

The purchasing power of the employed labour force in the Netherlands rose by 2.5 percent in 2009. This is larger than the increase in 2008.

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Largest number of enterprise births since 2009

In 2017 there were 73 thousand more enterprise births than deaths, the highest number since 2009.

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The national transfer accounts for the Netherlands-2015

As the Dutch society is aging, there is an increasing need to understand how this influences economic flows. We aim to measure and analyze the macroeconomic aspects of our aging society, by...

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Population growth rate continues to slow down

The population in the Netherlands has grown less rapidly over the past six months than in the same period last year.

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Medical professionals ageing

The share of over-55s among medical professionals is higher than among other professionals employed in the care sector. Since the beginning of the 21st century, ageing in the care sector is above the...

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The Netherlands ranks among the EU top in digital skills

The Netherlands is one of the countries in Europe with the largest share of inhabitants who are proficient in using the internet, computers and software (digital skills).

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Number of households will grow by 50 thousand annually until 2025

Until 2025, the number of households in the Netherlands will grow by 630 thousand to 8.2 million, as the household survey conducted by Statistics Netherlands shows. The annual increase by 50 thousand...

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