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More boys in special schools

The number of pupils attending special needs schools in the Netherlands rose by 30 percent in the period 2003/’04 – 2011/’12. The increase mainly took place in secondary education.

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Increasing labour market participation by young people

Since 2004, the proportion of employed among non-school going young people has increased. Young people with a basic qualification benefited more from the booming economy than those without a basic...

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Life expectancy increased in 2019

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.

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Relatively more Turkish women and Moroccan men than native Dutch report feel depressed

Just over 10 percent of the Dutch population reported that they had felt sombre or depressed in 2012, and nearly 6 percent were prescribed anti-depressants in 2011. Feelings of depression are much...

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

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

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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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Causes of death statistics

Publication of data regarding the causes of death of all domestically deceased residents.

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Fewer than ten women a year die during pregnancy or childbirth

For women in the Netherlands, the risk of dying during pregnancy or childbirth has decreased more than tenfold since the middle of the twentieth century. The largest decrease was in the period...

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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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Food for thought: dietary and health trends in the Netherlands

These are just some findings in the book Food for thought: dietary and health trends in the Netherlands, published today.

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75 thousand young people at a great distance from the labour market

Four in ten unemployed young people in the Netherlands in the age category 15-26 who are not attending education or training programmes, are not looking for work and are not immediately available for...

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Life expectancy gap between Dutch women and women elsewhere in Europe widening

Male life expectancy at birth for boys in the Netherlands was 79.9 years (2014). Male life expectancy is marginally higher in Norway, Sweden, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. Dutch girls have 83.3 years...

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Half of Dutch population meet physical activity guidelines

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.

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One in ten deaths attributed to dementia

Dementia was again the main cause of death in 2016 with over 15 thousand related cases.

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Toward a data-driven European economy

The European Data Forum in Eindhoven brought together big data experts

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Meat prices: sharpest rise since 2001

In 2017 consumer prices for meat rose by 3.8 percent. Poultry meat, pork, beef and veal, sheep and goat meat, processed meat

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Climate change is firmly on the agenda in Zwolle

What existing data can be used to adapt to climate change, and what new data in this field does the region of Zwolle need most?

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More online searches for health and lifestyle information

In the first six months of 2020, nearly 80 percent of the Dutch population aged 12 years and over used the internet to search for health information, book appointments with their general practitioner...

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Lower gains in life expectancy here and in the EU

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...

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Dutch satisfied, but large contrasts between groups

Even in times of economic recession, most Dutch people are satisfied with many aspects that determine quality of life.

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Relatively high budget for mental health care services

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...

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CBS and VU Amsterdam: progress through cooperation

techniques such as ‘distributed analytics’ for collective analysis of multiple data sources

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