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Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; key figures
Birth, death, life expectancy, health and disease, use of health care services, education and labour market, costs of care, care providers
End-of-life care often involves pain or symptom management
Just over half of the 171 thousand deaths in 2021 involved a medical end-of-life decision. Thirty percent of deaths involved relief of pain or disease symptoms.
Far fewer COVID-19 deaths in 2022 than in 2020 and 2021
In 2022, over 8.2 thousand people died of COVID-19. This represents a sharp decline on the preceding two years.
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.
most people die of cancer and cardiovascular disease
In 2013, 141,245 people in the Netherlands died, most of them from cancer and cardiovascular disease: 30 percent and 27 percent respectively. Causes of death were partly coded automatically in 2013.
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
The codes used at Statistics Netherlands to classify the causes of death reported. The system was devised by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Disablement benefits liver disease 2010-2017
These tables contain information about disablement benefits end of December 2010-2017 concerning the following causes of disablement.
People suffering from disabilities or chronic diseases, 2012 (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables on living conditions of people suffering from disabilities or chronic diseases. Commissioned by: the Netherlands institute for Human Rights.
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...
Type 2 diabetes often linked to cardiovascular disease
People aged 45 and over with type 2 diabetes are more likely to suffer from other long-term disorders.
Nearly 60 percent die from cancer or cardiovascular diseases
Nearly six in ten deaths are caused by cancer or cardiovascular diseases. Cancer has been the main cause of death in the male population for many years now. Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause...
Chronic diseases, smoking and sedentary lifestyle make people feel unhealthy
Many people in the Netherlands suffer from one or more chronic disorders. A large part of them do not feel healthy. An unhealthy lifestyle, e.g. not taking enough exercise and smoking in fact often...
Deaths; underlying cause of death (shortlist), sex, age
Deaths among the Dutch population by main primary causes of death, age (at time of death) and sex
Deaths; cause of death (extensive list), age and sex
Number of deaths in the population of the Netherlands by main underlying cause of death (extensive list of 'three digit codes'), by age and sex
65-year-olds live longer without physical limitations, but suffer more from chronic diseases
The life expectancy for 65-year-olds has risen over the past three decades. They live longer and the period, during which they define their health as good after reaching the age of 65 is also longer....
Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; from 1900
Health status, lifestyle, use of health care services, care supply, (healthy) life expectancy and causes of death
Health expectancy; since 1981
Health expectancy, healthy life expectancy, perceived health, physical limitations, chronic or longstanding morbidity, mental health, GALI
Deaths by medical end-of-life decision; age, cause of death
Deaths by medical end-of-life decision, age and cause of death
Health expenditure; functions and financing
Health expenditure Health functions; Health financing schemes;Zorgfuncties; zorgfinanciering
Health expenditure; functions and providers
Uitgaven aan gezondheidszorg internationaal vergelijkbaar zorgaanbieders en zorgfinanciering