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Obesity rate has tripled in the last 40 years

In 2023, 16 percent of adults aged 20 years or older were obese

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Persons with dispensed medicines; age and sex

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

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Life style and (preventive) health; personal characteristics, 2014-2021

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

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Quarter of 18 to 24-year-olds overweight

In 2022, 17 percent of all children and young people in the Netherlands aged 2 to 24 years were overweight.

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Less overweight and obesity among children of higher educated parents

In the period 2018-2021, 12 percent of children aged 2 to 11 were overweight and 3 percent severely overweight (obese).

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More obesity and diabetes among adults at risk of poverty

In 2021, half of the Dutch population aged 18 years and over were overweight.

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Health and health care; personal characteristics

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

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Obesity, smoking and drinking hardly down since 2018

In 2021, half of the adult population in the Netherlands were overweight. This is the same as in 2018 at the start of the National Prevention Agreement.

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Most young people rate their health as good

In the period 2019 to 2020, the vast majority of young people between the ages of 4 and 25 perceived their own health as good or very good.

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Number of adult smokers down in 2020

In 2020, 20 percent of the Dutch adult population indicated they smoked occasionally.

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Since 1981, people have become taller and heavier

In 2018, the average height of Dutch men aged 20 years and over stood at 1.81 metres; for women the average height was 1.67 metres. Since 1981, the average body height has increased by 3.8 cm for men...

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One-quarter of young adults are overweight

Overweight and obesity rates among children and young adults in 2018. 12% of children and 25% of young adults are overweight.

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Slightly fewer adult smokers

In 2018, 22.4 percent of the Dutch adult population indicated they were occasional smokers. 8.2 percent were excessive drinkers based on their self-reported alcohol consumption and 50.2 percent were...

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1 in 5 obese adults satisfied with body weight

Almost half of the total Dutch adult population are moderately or severely overweight. In the period 2015-2017, two in five severely overweight (obese) people indicated that they were dissatisfied...

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100 thousand adults with morbid obesity

One percent of the Dutch population aged 20 years or older are morbidly obese.

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6 in 10 Caribbean Dutch are overweight

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

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More diabetics in obese population

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

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One-quarter of lowest educated obese

One-quarter of lowest educated obese

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10 percent of 18-24 year-olds who smoke are heavy smokers, one fifth of this age group are overweight

Nearly one in three 18-24 year-olds smoke, and one in five of this age group are overweight. At the same time, nearly 91 percent report their own health as good or very good.

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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...

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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...

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Vast regional differences in overweight and smoking and drinking behaviour

There are regional differences in the Netherlands with respect to overweight and smoking and drinking behaviour as figures from the first Health Monitor, collectively published by regional health...

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Young people in low-income households more often overweight

Approximately 15 percent of 2 to 25-year-olds struggle with overweight. Young members of low-income households are more often overweight and have more GP contacts than their counterparts in the...

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Food for thought. Dietary and health trends in the Netherlands

Many older people in the Netherlands still remember times of food shortage. Today’s supermarkets, specialist food shops and market stalls sell an unprecedented range of products. At the same time,...

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Dutch population taller and heavier

The average weight of Dutch men and women has increased more rapidly over the past two decades than their average length. As a result, the number of overweight people has grown significantly.

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