Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; from 1900

This table presents a wide variety of historical data in the field of health, lifestyle and health care. Figures on births and mortality, causes of death and the occurrence of certain infectious diseases are available from 1900, other series from later dates. In addition to self-perceived health, the table contains figures on infectious diseases, hospitalisations per diagnosis, life expectancy, lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption and obesity, and causes of death. The table also gives information on several aspects of health care, such as the number of practising professionals, the number of available hospital beds, nursing day averages and the expenditures on care. Many subjects are also covered in more detail by data in other tables, although sometimes with a shorter history. Data on notifiable infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS are not included in other tables.

Data available from: 1900

Status of the figures:

2025: The available figures are definite.

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

• notifiable infectious diseases, hiv, aids;
• causes of death.

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

• notifiable infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS;
• diagnoses at hospital admissions;
• number of hospital discharges and length of stay;
• number of hospital beds;
• health professions;
• perinatal and infant mortality. Figures are revised provisional for:
• expenditures on health and welfare.

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

• notifiable infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS;
• diagnoses at hospital admissions;
• number of hospital discharges and length of stay;
• number of hospital beds;
• health professions. Figures are revised provisional for:
• expenditures on health and welfare.

2021: Most available figures are definite. Figures are provisional for:

• notifiable infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS; Figures are revised provisional for:
• expenditures on health and welfare.

2020 and earlier: Most available figures are definite. Due to 'dynamic' registrations, figures for notifiable infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS remain provisional.

Changes as of 4 July 2025: The most recent available figures have been added for:

• population on January 1;
• live born children, deaths;
• persons in (very) good health;
• notifiable infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS;
• diagnoses at hospital admissions;
• use of medication;
• sickness absence;
• lifestyle;
• use of health care services;
• number of hospital discharges and length of stay;
• number of hospital beds;
• health professions;
• expenditures on health and welfare;
• healthy life expectancy;
• causes of death.

Changes as of 18 december 2024:

• Due to a revision of the statistics Health and welfare expenditure 2021, figures for expenditure on health and welfare have been replaced from 2021 onwards.
• Revised figures on the volume index of healthcare costs are not yet available, these figures have been deleted from 2021 onwards.

When will new figures be published? December 2025.