Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; key figures

This table provides an overview of the key figures on health and care available on StatLine. All figures are taken from other tables on StatLine, either directly or through a simple conversion. In the original tables, breakdowns by characteristics of individuals or other variables are possible. The period after the year of review before data become available differs between the data series. The number of exam passes/graduates in year t is the number of persons who obtained a diploma in school/study year starting in t-1 and ending in t.

Data available from: 2001

Status of the figures:

2024: Most available figures are definite. Figures are provisional for:

• causes of death;
• youth care;
• persons employed in health and welfare;
• persons employed in healthcare;
• Mbo health care graduates;
• Hbo nursing graduates / medicine graduates (university).

2023: Most available figures are definite. Figures are provisional for:

• perinatal mortality at pregnancy duration at least 24 weeks;
• diagnoses known to the general practitioner;
• hospital admissions by some diagnoses;
• average period of hospitalisation;
• supplied drugs;
• AWBZ/Wlz-funded long term care;
• physicians and nurses employed in care;
• persons employed in health and welfare;
• average distance to facilities;
• profitability and operating results at institutions. Figures are revised provisional for:
• expenditures on health and welfare.

2022: Most available figures are definite. Figures are revised provisional for:

• expenditures on health and welfare.

2021: Most available figures are definite, Figures are revised provisional for:

• expenditures on health and welfare.f

2020 and earlier: All available figures are definite.

Changes as of 4 July 2025: More recent figures have been added for:

• causes of death;
• life expectancy;
• life expectancy in perceived good health;
• self-perceived health;
• hospital admissions by some diagnoses;
• sickness absence;
• average period of hospitalisation;
• contacts with health professionals;
• youth care;
• smoking, heavy drinkers, physical activity;
• overweight;
• high blood pressure;
• physicians and nurses employed in care;
• persons employed in health and welfare;
• persons employed in healthcare;
• Mbo health care graduates;
• Hbo nursing graduates / medicine graduates (university);
• expenditures on health and welfare;
• profitability and operating results at institutions.

Changes as of 18 december 2024:

• Distance to facilities: the figures withdrawn on 5 June have been replaced (unchanged).
• Youth care: the previously published final results for 2021 and 2022 have been adjusted due to improvements in the processing.
• Due to a revision of the statistics Expenditure on health and welfare 2021, figures for expenditure on health and welfare care have been replaced from 2021 onwards.
• Due to the revision of the National Accounts, the figures on persons employed in health and welfare have been replaced for all years.
• AWBZ/Wlz-funded long term care: from 2015, the series Wlz residential care including total package at home has been replaced by total Wlz care. This series fits better with the chosen demarcation of indications for Wlz care.

When will new figures be published? New figures will be published in December 2025.