Health
Life expectancy, mortality, care and lifestyle. 8 sources, 4 international.
Adults who are informal carers: highest in Moerdijk (21%), lowest in Diemen and 2 other municipalities (9%)
Deaths from cancer in the Netherlands: higher than in 17 of the 26 other EU countries
Nitrogen dioxide in outdoor air in the Netherlands (annual mean of monitoring stations): 15.7 micrograms per cubic metre in 2025, 40% less than in 2013
Samen Meten measuring points by project: most Luftdaten (6,103 measuring points), then Palmes and Luchtclub
Nitrogen dioxide over the Netherlands on 20 March 2025: dark red from The Hague to beyond Amsterdam, measured by Sentinel-5P
Basic health insurance costs by type of care: most Specialist medical care (31,273 million euros), then Pharmaceuticals and Mental health, consultations
More from the data
All 58 examplesAdults with obesity: 15.7 percent in 2024, 2.4 percentage points higher than in 2014
Avoidable deaths in the Netherlands: lower than in 20 of the 26 other EU countries
Basic health insurance costs per insured person: highest in Heerlen and 1 other municipality (4,520 euros), lowest in Urk (2,601 euros)
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) at urban background stations in the Netherlands: lower than in 14 of the 26 other EU countries
Healthy life years and smokers in EU countries: no clear relationship
Health and welfare spending by payer: basic health insurance (Zvw) is the largest part, 38% in 2024
Deaths: highest on average in January, lowest in June
Adults who felt anxious or low in the past four weeks: highest in Amsterdam (57%), lowest in Heerenveen (32%)
Healthy life years at birth in the Netherlands: lower than in 21 of the 25 other EU countries
Antibiotic use in the Netherlands: lower than in 25 of the 25 other EU countries
General practitioners: 13.9 thousand in 2024, 6.5 times as much as in 1900
Adults who used drugs other than cannabis in the past year: 6.1 percent in 2024, 2 percentage points higher than in 2016
Sources
CAMS European air quality forecasts
Every day a forecast of air quality across Europe for the next four days, hourly and per cell of about 10 km. With nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, ozone and also birch and grass pollen. It is the median of eleven models, including the Dutch LOTOS-EUROS.
DigiMV, annual accounts of care providers
Care providers, youth care providers and Veilig Thuis organisations report every year through DigiMV: annual accounts, staff, vacancies, sick leave and clients. CIBG publishes all public data per financial year as a spreadsheet, with each organisation's Chamber of Commerce number and address.
OECD Data Explorer
Over 1,500 OECD tables on work, income, taxes, education, health, housing and the environment. Measured the same way for every member country, so good for comparing the Netherlands with countries outside Europe, such as the United States, Japan or Canada.
Our World in Data
More than 4,300 charts (16 October 2026; the sitemap lists 5,425, but 1,109 of those are views of 40 multi-dimensional charts) on climate, energy, health, population and prosperity, with explanations. Behind almost every chart is a CSV with the same figures and a description of the source. The Netherlands is almost always included, next to the rest of the world.
Samen Meten (RIVM)
Citizens, municipalities and researchers put up their own sensor boxes; RIVM collects their measurements in the Samen Meten data portal and produces calibrated series for particulate matter. On 16 October 2026 the API held 12,419 measuring points with 56,391 data streams: particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide, ammonia, temperature, humidity and air pressure, per hour. The largest group is Luftdaten (6,099 points).
Sentinel-5P nitrogen dioxide (TROPOMI)
The TROPOMI instrument on the Sentinel-5P satellite measures every day how much nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) hangs over the whole earth, in cells of 3.5 by 5.5 km. TROPOMI was built in the Netherlands, by Airbus Netherlands, TNO and SRON, with KNMI leading the consortium.
Vektis open data on healthcare costs
What basic health insurance pays out per year, split into 26 cost types such as hospital care, medicines, GP and mental health. Per municipality (age in 5-year bands) and per three-digit postcode area (per year of age), for all insured people. Cost years 2011 to 2024.
Waarstaatjegemeente.nl (municipal benchmark)
VNG's data hub on all Dutch municipalities. Figures from public sources and from municipalities themselves, in dashboards on social services, housing, energy, safety, finances and more. In the database you build your own tables and maps and export the figures. The publication calendar lists when each source gets new figures.
In the harvested indexes
1,488 datasets in data.overheid.nl, the National Georegister and city portals with a subject belonging to this topic: Zorg en gezondheid, Gezondheidsrisico's, gezondheid.
Who publishes most
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek786- Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu230
- PUProvincie Utrecht54
- PUUtrecht (provincie)54
Groningen (gemeente)39- ZHZuid-Holland37
- PZProvincie Zuid-Holland35
Utrecht (gemeente)28- PGProvincie Groningen26
- GGroningen (provincie)26
Gelderland13- NBNoord-Brabant13
Recently changed
- Deaths; suicide (residents), various themesCentraal Bureau voor de Statistiek
- Deaths registered weekly, by sex and ageCentraal Bureau voor de Statistiek
- Overledenen; Wlz-gebruik, persoonskenmerkenCentraal Bureau voor de Statistiek
- Overledenen; geslacht en leeftijd, per weekCentraal Bureau voor de Statistiek
- Donorregistratie (18 jaar of ouder); regio (indeling 2026)Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek
- Donorregistratie (18 jaar of ouder); persoonskenmerkenCentraal Bureau voor de Statistiek
- Donorregistration, personal characteristics (18 years or older)Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek
- Maatschappelijke voorzieningenEindhoven (gemeente)
- Maatschappelijke voorzieningendataportaal Eindhoven
- Archief Adviezen StookwijzerRijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu