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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...

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...

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....

The codes used at Statistics Netherlands to classify the causes of death reported. The system was devised by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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.

The Dutch economy was dealt a severe blow in the first half of 2020, with the contraction that occurred over the second quarter the severest ever recorded.

In 2018, the number of deaths in the Netherlands stood at 153 thousand. With nearly 47 thousand cases (30 percent), cancer was the leading cause of death, just as in previous years.

In 2019, almost half of the Dutch population aged 4 years and over complied with the standards for physical activity as set by the Health Council of the Netherlands.

Cancer has been the main cause of death among men for years, since 2016 also among women

Diseased tissue growth. There are benign and malignant tumours (cancer), including malignant diseases of the blood (ICD-10 codes C00-D48).

A distinction is made between primary and secondary causes of death. The primary cause of death is the disease, situation or event that started the chain of events resulting in death. Consequences or...

In 2017, the number of deaths in the Netherlands stood at 150 thousand. The most common death cause with 47 thousand cases (31 percent) was cancer.

There are objective and subjective indications of health. The objective indications are statements on health by medical practitioners. Infectious diseases and causes of death are objective...

The number of years a person of a certain age can expect to live in good health, assuming that the age specific chances on mortality and ill-health remain constant. Good health can be defined in four...

Perceived state of health, chronic disorders, functional limitations, mental complaints, infectious diseases; by sex and age

Perceived state of health, chronic disorders, functional limitations, mental complaints, infectious diseases; by personal characteristic

Indication of the disease or disability that has led to disablement.

An officially recognised institution for intramural health care, where patients with a specific physical disease are provided with one or more forms of specialist medical treatment and nursing and...

Sensors are accurate, which is why Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is exploring various ways to implement them – e.g. as a substitute for survey questionnaires

Disablement benefits by month (WAO, WAZ, Wajong), specified as follows: sex, age, degree of disablement.