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In 2007, total spending on care, i.e. health care plus welfare services, amounted to 74 billion euro, a 5.1 percent increase relative to 2006.

Dutch voters trust voting machines. They think they are the most reliable way to vote.

Participation; political favour and voting behaviour, political interest and opinions by personal characteristics

People in paid employment are generally healthier than people without a job. Of all employed persons, 90 percent rate their health as good or excellent.

Over two-thirds of the income of Dutch municipalities in 2013 came from central government. Eleven percent of their income came from local taxes. Revenues from local taxes are much lower in the...

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.

The number of over-40s with at least one parent still alive has risen tremendously over the past decade. Despite the increase, the number of households where adult children are living together with...

Purchasing power in the Caribbean Netherlands rose once again in 2017. The median increase was highest for the inhabitants of St Eustatius at 2.6 percent.

Slightly more people died during the heatwaves in the summer of 2018 than an average week in summer.

According to the population forecast published today, the Dutch population will continue to grow in the coming decades, to 18.1 million inhabitants in 2060.

Nearly nine in ten adults say they are happy. This share has been stable for years.

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

The life expectancy of people aged 65 is increasing. According to the CBS forecast, this will be 20.5 years by 2023.

In 2014, over 139 thousand people deceased in the Netherlands. The number of deaths from an acute heart infarct in the Netherlands has been declining steadily since the 1970s, a trend which continued...

Both in the Netherlands and in the EU, the increase in life expectancy is slowing down compared to previous periods. The largest increase was between 2003 and 2008. The Netherlands saw a relatively...

To provide figures on persons to whom medicines are dispensed that are reimbursed under the statutory basic medical insurance, according to characteristics of persons to whom the medicines have been...

In 2017, more cyclists than car occupants died in traffic accidents, of whom 1/4 on an e-bike.

The Netherlands’ general government deficit in 2015 came out at 1.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

Nearly 80 percent of the Dutch population aged 17 and over hold a valid car driving licence. At the start of 2019, just under 11.2 million people were holding a Dutch passenger car licence category...

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...

Unemployment declined to 4.9 percent of the labour force in June.

According to the latest forecast by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the population of the Netherlands will continue to grow over the next few decades, to nearly 19.6 million inhabitants by 2060.

A health survey among residents of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba aged 15 and over shows that three-quarters felt healthy or very healthy in 2017/2018.