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Gap closed between male and female COPD-related  hospital admissions

In 1995, more men than women were admitted to hospital for chronic pulmonary diseases. Subsequently, the gender gap gradually narrowed and has currently disappeared altogether. COPD typically...

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Older people often suffer from multiple diseases

Chronic diseases are often accompanied by other long-lasting disorders, especially in older people. People with chronic arthritis nearly always suffer from at least one and often more than one other...

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Health expenditure; providers, financing, internat. comparisons, 2005-2016

Health Accounts; providers and financing, with link to Dutch Health and Social Care Accounts

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Number of hospital admissions for pneumonia and acute bronchitis doubled since 1981

The number of hospital admissions for pneumonia or acute bronchitis has doubled in the period 1981–2005. New cases of pneumonia are predominantly found among over-65s, while new cases...

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One in five children suffer from chronic diseases

In the Netherlands, 1 in every 5 children aged between 4 and 12 are chronically ill. Asthma and chronic bronchitis are the most common chronic diseases.

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Sudden, unexpected death

Person who died suddenly and unexpectedly, where it is assumed that no medical decisions were made about the end of life.

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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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More elderly care provided in a more efficient manner

Between 2001 and 2007, labour productivity in the sector elderly care increased by an average of 1.4 percent annually. The labour productivity growth was entirely realised after 2004 when the...

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Victims workplace aggression feel less healthy

Victims of workplace aggression more often report a poor state of health than their colleagues who do not face aggression at work. They are also more dissatisfied with their job and are more often...

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Short hospital stays, few smokers: the Netherlands versus the EU

Compared with other countries in Europe, in the Netherlands hospital admissions are relatively short: less than two days to have a baby and less than six days for an acute heart attack. The number of...

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State of health of the Dutch population

Health perception, height, obesity, health complaints, physical limitations, psychosocial complaints by sex, type of insurance,

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Mortality rising further

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

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Care spending up by 4.4 percent

Spending on health care and welfare in the Netherlands amounted to 65.7 billion euro in 2006. This is 4.4 percent more than in 2005.

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Health problems tackled with sensors

The participants were asked to develop a sensor which could measure the various aspects of physically straining work

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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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Health accounts; functions and financing, 2005-2013

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

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Lower mortality in third week of April

Mortality has been declining, but in week 16 it is still almost 40 percent higher than the weekly average in the first ten weeks of 2020.

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Calendar

Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 10 - 14 March 2014.

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Mortality also down in nursing and care homes

In week 16 (ending 19 april) mortality in nursing and care homes declined for the first time. It is still double the weekly average recorded in the first ten weeks of 2020.

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Mortality also down in nursing and care homes

In week 16 (ending 19 april) mortality in nursing and care homes declined for the first time. It is still double the weekly average recorded in the first ten weeks of 2020.

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One in five Dutch contact physiotherapist

Altogether, nearly 19 percent of the Dutch population contacted a physiotherapist at least once in 2008: about 23 percent of women and 16 percent of men.

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Mortality among institutional population nearly doubled

In week 14, there were an estimated 1,485 deaths among the institutional population. In the first ten weeks of 2020, weekly mortality in institutional households stood at 797 on average.

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