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

• sickness absence;
• youth care;
• persons employed in health and welfare. 2022: Most available figures are definite, figures are provisional for:
• diagnoses known to the general practitioner;
• hospital admissions by some diagnoses;
• average period of hospitalization;
• supplied drugs;
• sickness absence;
• AWBZ/Wlz-funded long term care;
• Mbo health care graduates, Hbo nursing graduates, medicine graduates (university);
• persons employed in healthcare;
• profitability and operating results at institutions. Figures are revised provisional for:
• expenditures on care. 2021: Most available figures are definite. Figures are provisional for:
• persons employed in health and welfare;
• persons employed in healthcare; Figures are revised provisional for:
• expenditures of care. 2020 and earlier: All available figures are definite.

Changes as of 5 June 2024: More recent figures have been added for:

• life expectancy;
• self-perceived health;
• hospital admissions by some diagnoses;
• sickness absence;
• contacts with health professionals;
• persons aged 80 or older;
• 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 care;

Changes as of 7 July 2023: The series 'Hbo nursing graduates' and 'medicine graduates (university)' have been replaced from 2016 for figures rounded to tens.

When will new figures be published? New figures will be published in December 2024.