Use of medical facilities; 1981-2009

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Use of medical facilities; 1981-2009
All periods Contacts with the GP Contacts with the GP in 1 year % Persons with contact Type of insurance Health insurance fund (%) Contacts with the GP Contacts with the GP in 1 year % Persons with contact Type of insurance Private health insurance Total private health insurance (%) Contacts with the GP Contacts with the GP in 1 year % Persons with contact Type of insurance Private health insurance Health insurance for civil servants (%) Contacts with the GP Contacts with the GP in 1 year % Persons with contact Type of insurance Private health insurance Other type of insurance (%) Contacts with the GP Contacts with the GP in 1 year Number of contacts per person in 1 year Type of insurance Health insurance fund (numbers) Contacts with the GP Contacts with the GP in 1 year Number of contacts per person in 1 year Type of insurance Private health insurance Total private health insurance (numbers) Contacts with the GP Contacts with the GP in 1 year Number of contacts per person in 1 year Type of insurance Private health insurance Health insurance for civil servants (numbers) Contacts with the GP Contacts with the GP in 1 year Number of contacts per person in 1 year Type of insurance Private health insurance Other type of insurance (numbers) Contacts with the GP Contacts with the GP in 1 year Number of contacts per patient in 1 year Type of insurance Health insurance fund (numbers)
Standard error 0.6 0.8 1.9 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2
1981 71.2 65.3 71.8 63.6 4.0 2.8 3.9 2.5 5.6
1982 72.5 66.3 69.4 65.5 3.9 2.5 2.6 2.5 5.3
1983 73.2 68.1 72.4 67.2 3.8 2.7 3.5 2.6 5.2
1984 72.8 68.8 72.0 67.9 3.9 2.8 3.8 2.5 5.4
1985 73.9 68.2 74.0 66.7 3.8 3.1 3.8 3.0 5.2
1986 75.2 69.6 73.1 68.8 3.9 2.8 3.5 2.7 5.2
1987 74.2 68.4 73.3 67.4 4.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 5.6
1988 75.2 68.8 74.8 67.9 4.1 2.9 3.4 2.8 5.4
1989 75.2 70.8 74.4 70.1 4.1 2.9 4.1 2.7 5.4
1990 77.8 72.3 70.6 72.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.2 5.2
1991 77.9 72.2 74.5 71.7 4.3 3.2 4.0 3.0 5.5
1992 77.9 72.0 75.0 71.5 4.4 3.4 3.9 3.3 5.7
1993 77.7 72.5 72.2 72.6 4.5 3.0 3.7 2.8 5.8
1994 78.3 73.4 74.8 73.1 4.3 3.1 3.3 3.0 5.5
1995 76.6 73.0 73.5 72.9 4.0 3.5 4.0 3.4 5.2
1996 76.2 73.7 75.5 73.4 4.0 3.2 3.1 3.2 5.2
1997 77.8 72.1 77.7 71.4 4.7 3.2 3.7 3.2 6.1
1998 77.5 72.9 76.5 72.4 4.4 3.2 3.1 3.2 5.8
1999 77.2 72.8 77.7 72.1 4.5 3.4 5.2 3.2 5.8
2000 77.5 72.4 77.4 71.6 4.5 3.4 3.9 3.4 5.9
2001 78.0 73.0 76.7 72.5 4.4 3.2 4.0 3.1 5.7
2002 76.4 72.5 77.7 71.8 4.2 3.2 3.4 3.2 5.5
2003 76.5 71.2 74.6 70.8 4.4 3.1 3.9 3.0 5.8
2004 75.6 69.8 70.5 69.7 3.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 5.2
2005 74.9 70.5 75.4 69.8 4.2 2.8 2.7 2.8 5.6
2006 . . . . . . . . .
2007 . . . . . . . . .
2008 . . . . . . . . .
2009 . . . . . . . . .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains information on the use of medical facilities, visits to the GP, medical specialist, dentist, physiotherapist, alternative healers, hospital admissions, medicines, contraceptive pill and health centers.

Data available from:1981

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final

Changes as of 22 March 2018:
None, this table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable. This table has been discontinued. Figures from 2010 onwards can be found in other tables, see paragraph 3.

Description topics

Contacts with the GP
Includes all contacts with the GP, i.e. visits to the GP and consultations
by telephone in the 12 months prior to the interview.
Contacts with the GP in 1 year
% Persons with contact
Type of insurance
Health insurance fund
Private health insurance
Total private health insurance
Health insurance for civil servants
IZA: Institute for health insurance civil servants employed by
municipalities and public utilities;
IZR: Health insurance for civil servants employed by provinces.
Other type of insurance
Number of contacts per person in 1 year
The average number of GP contacts calculated for all persons in the Dutch
population. Failing recollection is compensated by multiplying the number
of contacts during the fortnight preceding the interview by 26 to
calculate the number of annual contacts .
Type of insurance
Health insurance fund
Private health insurance
Total private health insurance
Health insurance for civil servants
IZA: Institute for health insurance civil servants employed by
municipalities and public utilities;
IZR: Health insurance for civil servants employed by provinces.
Other type of insurance
Number of contacts per patient in 1 year
The average number of GP contacts calculated for all persons in the Dutch
population. Failing recollection is compensated by multiplying the number
of contacts during the fortnight preceding the interview by 26 to
calculate the number of annual contacts .
Type of insurance
Health insurance fund