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Healthy life expectancy higher
Life expectancy in the Netherlands is increasing, but people also enjoy more years without physical limitations.
Obesity increases risk of chronic disorders
One in ten people in the Netherlands suffered from obesity in 2012. They are much more likely to develop diabetes type 2, high blood pressure, degenerative joint disease and cardiovascular disease...
Fewer stroke and prostate cancer patients die within one year after their first hospitalisation
Between 2000 and 2005, mortality among stroke and prostate cancer patients within one year after their first hospital admission dropped by more than 25 and 21 percent respectively. The mortality...
Sickness absence rate for older employees without chronic disorders about the same as for younger employees
Due to chronic disorders, older employees are more often absent from work than their younger counterparts. Older employees more often suffer from disorders related to high sickness absence rates,...
Number of benefits WAO, Wajong and WAZ by month, 1998-2010
Disablement benefits by month (WAO, WAZ, Wajong), specified as follows: sex, age, degree of disablement.
Moroccans least often hospitalised for cancer
In 2008, Moroccans were less often admitted to hospital for cancer and cardiovascular diseases than other ethnic groups. Turks were most often admitted for cardiovascular diseases, followed by...
Dutch people generally feel healthy
The majority of the Dutch population perceive their own health as good or very good. Women and older people less often feel healthy. Health perception also depends on the number of chronic diseases.
Daily activities problematic for one quarter of over-75s
More than one quarter of over-75s have serious problems with one or more daily activities, e.g. go up and down the stairs or getting (un)dressed. These problems are more frequent among women than...
Flu widespread in winter
In the period 2006-2008, 4 in every 10 persons suffered from cold, influenza, throat infection or sinusitis. There is an obvious relation between the prevalence of these infectious diseases and the...
More and more people with diabetes
According to figures released this week by Statistics Netherlands, the percentage of people in the Netherlands reporting that they have diabetes has risen substantially since the beginning of this...
Majority think people with unhealthy lifestyle should pay more for health insurance
Over half the Dutch population think that smokers and heavy drinkers should have to pay more for their medical insurance.
Continuing decline in mortality from acute heart infarcts
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...
Cancer number one cause of death in 2008
Last year, cancer mortality exceeded cardiovascular mortality for the first time. Cardiovascular mortality rate is declining much more rapidly than cancer mortality.
Number of dementia-related deaths increased to 12.5 thousand
Today, Statistics Netherlands reports that 12.5 thousand Dutch people died from the effects of dementia last year.
Day-patient admissions further up
Over the past 15 years, the total amount of day-patient hospital admissions has soared. The number of in-patient hospital admissions, defined as admissions including at least one overnight...
Poor chances on the job market for chronic patients
Only 7 percent of unemployed chronic patients in 2008 had managed to find jobs one year later.