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:

2026: All available figures are definite.

2025: Most available figures are definite.

Figures are provisional for:

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

2024: Most available figures are definite.

Figures are provisional for:

• diagnoses known to the general practitioner;
• supplied drugs;
• AWBZ/Wlz-funded long term care;
• physicians and nurses employed in care;
• persons employed in health and welfare;
• persons employed in healthcare;
• average distance to facilities;
• profitability and operating results at institutions.

Figures are revised provisional for:

• expenditures on health and welfare.

2023: Most available figures are definite.

Figures are provisional for:

• hospital admissions by some diagnoses;
• average period of hospitalisation.

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 and earlier: All available figures are definite.

Changes as of 14 July 2026: More recent figures have been added for:

• causes of death;
• life expectancy;
• self-perceived health;
• sickness absence;
• contacts with health professionals;
• persons aged 80 or older;
• youth care;
• smoking, heavy drinkers, physical activity;
• overweight;
• high blood pressure;
• persons employed in health and welfare;
• persons employed in healthcare;
• physicians and nurses employed in care;
• Mbo health care graduates;
• Hbo nursing graduates / medicine graduates (university);
• expenditures on health and welfare;
• average distance to facilities.

When will new figures be published? New figures will be published in December 2026.