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In 2024, 18 percent of adults smoked, 6 percent consumed alcohol excessively, and 50 percent were overweight.

Persons to whom medicines were dispensed by medicine group (ATC), age and sex in absolute figures and as percentage of the total population

Birth, death, life expectancy, health and disease, use of health care services, education and labour market, costs of care, care providers

The number of people that reported having an allergy rose from 18 percent in 2014 to 21 percent in 2023.

In 2022, 36 percent of adults said that they would like to eat more healthily.

In 2022, 44 percent of Dutch adults were getting enough exercise to comply with the guidelines of the Health Council of the Netherlands.

Smoking, alcohol and drug use, being overweight, physical activity Sexual health, nutrition, health examination, giving informal care.

Health, chronic disorders, use of health care sex, age, eduational level, ethnicity, income level

The Health Council of the Netherlands recommends zero alcohol or only up to one drink per day. 41 percent of the adult population complied with this guideline last yeat: 30 percent of men against 53...

Smoking behaviour, alcohol consumption, physical activity and obesity by sex and age, per municipality in the Caribbean Netherlands, 2017

smart way in which sensors can be used to measure people’s health, lifestyle and living conditions

Last year 4.8 percent in the Dutch population reported to have diabetes.

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...

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...

A recent survey has shown that one in three people aged 15 and older in the Caribbean Netherlands did not drink alcohol during the 12 months prior to the survey. Half of women and one quarter of men...

The Statistical yearbook is a source of many figures on nearly all aspects of Dutch society.

Over the past three decades, the proportion of overweight people in the Netherlands has grown among adults as well as among 4 to 20-year-olds.

The Statistical yearbook is a source of many figures on nearly all aspects of Dutch society.

Over two thirds of youths do not take enough exercise, smoke, drink excessively or consume cannabis.

Dutch people aged 12 years or older – including those who never drink - drink 1 unit of alcohol a day on average.

The Dutch have not been very successful in recent years in their pursuit of a healthier lifestyle.

The proportion of people in relatively poor mental health had dropped to 9 percent in 2008. The reduction was mainly recorded in the female population.

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...

People with a healthy lifestyle are happier and more satisfied about their lives than others.

This paper on lifestyle and well-being was written for the '3rd OECD World Forum' held in Busan, South Korea from 27-30 October 2009.