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

The volume of care provided to the elderly is growing faster than the number of patients. As a result, the volume of care per old person is increasing.

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...

Nearly six in every ten deaths in 2010 involved medical end-of-life decisions. In 2.8 percent of cases, euthanasia was carried out.

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GP, specialist, dentist, fysiotherapist, hospitalisation, medicine use, sex and age

According to the most recent figures, the costs of health care and welfare amounted to 87.6 billion euro in 2010, a 3.6 percent increase relative to 2009. Over the period 2004-2008, the costs of care...

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

The number of skin cancer-related hospital admissions is growing fast, in particular the number of treatments completed within one day. In the period 2003–2007, the number of skin...

Health Accounts; providers and financing, with link to Dutch Health and Social Care Accounts

Dutch residents are in general happy with their GP. The average mark older people and people in good health give their GP on a scale from one to ten is 6 or higher. Overall, people are also positive...

Use of medical facilities, visits to the GP, medical specialist, dentist, physiotherapist, alternative healers, hospital admissions,

GP, specialist, dentist, fysiotherapist, hospitalisation, medicine use Sex, age, educational level

Last year, 4 percent of people in the Netherlands were diabetic patients. Among them are more older, male and overweight people than among non-diabetics.

Simply understanding the economy is no longer enough to gain insights into society. Social and cultural insights and information about citizens

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

In 1995, more men than women were admitted to hospital for chronic pulmonary diseases. Subsequently, the gender gap gradually narrowed and has currently disappeared altogether. COPD typically...