Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; from 1900
Periods | Health status Occurrence of infectious diseases AIDS/HIV AIDS (number of notifications) | Health status Occurrence of infectious diseases AIDS/HIV HIV-infected (number of notifications) |
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2024 | . | . |
Source: CBS. |
Table explanation
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:
2024:
The available figures are definite.
2023:
Most available figures are definite.
Figures are provisional for:
- occurrence of infectious diseases;
- sickness absence.
2022:
Most available figures are definite.
Figures are provisional for:
- occurrence of infectious diseases;
- diagnoses at hospital admissions;
- number of hospital discharges and length of stay;
- health professions;
- expenditures on care, volume index;
Figures are revised provisional for:
- expenditures on care.
2021:
Most available figures are definite.
Figures are provisional for:
- occurrence of infectious diseases;
- number of hospital beds.
Figures are revised provisional for:
- expenditures on care;
- expenditures on care, volume index;
2020 and earlier:
Most available figures are definite.
Due to 'dynamic' registrations, figures for notifiable infectious diseases, HIV, AIDS remain provisional.
Changes as of 5 June 2024:
The most recent available figures have been added for:
- population on January 1;
- persons in (very) good health;
- occurrence of infectious diseases;
- diagnoses at hospital admissions;
- use of medication;
- sickness absence;
- lifestyle;
- use of health care services;
- number of hospital discharges and length of stay;
- health professions;
- expenditures on care;
- expenditures on care, volume index.
When will new figures be published?
December 2024.
Description topics
- Health status
- Health as perceived by the person him/herself as well as health as
assessed by medical professionals; the latter in terms of occurrence of
notifiable infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, use of medication, and private
sector sickness absence.- Occurrence of infectious diseases
- Some notifiable infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS.
- AIDS/HIV
- In the period 1987 to 1998, physicians reported 80-90% of patients diagnosed with AIDS to the Health Inspection on a voluntary basis. This gave a good representation of the distribution of HIV. Since the introduction of more effective HIV therapy in 1996, the number of new diagnoses of AIDS has dropped substantially, and the registration of AIDS diagnoses is therefore no longer suitable for HIV-monitoring purposes.
Since 2002 the HIV Monitoring Foundation (HMF) collects data on all patients infected with HIV; therefore, the table also contains data on HIV infections. At the start of the epidemic, only HIV-infected patients were registered who were treated with antiviral drugs. Only from 2001, all HIV-infected patients were registered regardless of the treatment received.
From 1999 onwards, figures on AIDS consist of new AIDS diagnoses among registered HIV patients, as monitored by the SHM. (In 2003, the voluntary notification system for AIDS was formally abolished).- AIDS
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
ICD-codes:
ICD-9: 042-044;
ICD-10: B20-B24.
Up to and including 1998, patients diagnosed with AIDS were reported to
the Health Inspection. From 1999 onwards, figures on AIDS consist of new
AIDS diagnoses in the HMF national HIV monitoring database.
As the HIV monitoring database is dynamic (expanding), the number of
diagnoses for recent years must be treated as provisional figures.
- HIV-infected
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, virus responsible for the Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
ICD-codes:
ICD-9: 042-044;
ICD-10: B20-B24.
Diagnose based on the SHM HIV monitoring database. As the HIV monitoring
database is dynamic (expanding), the number of diagnoses for recent years
must be treated as provisional figures.