Caribbean NL: medical contacts, medicines; personal characteristics
| Personal characteristics | Type of figure | Carribean Netherlands | Periods | Contact with general practitioner Contact in the last 12 months % Persons with at least 1 contact (%) | Contact with medical specialist Contact in the last 12 months % Persons with at least 1 contact (%) | Contact with dentist Contact in the last 12 months % Persons with at least 1 contact (%) | Contact with physio-/remedial therapist Contact in the last 12 months % Persons with at least 1 contact (%) | Hospital admissions with overnight stay Admissions in the last 12 months % Persons with overnight stays (%) | Day admissions Admissions in the last 12 months % Persons with day admission (%) | Medicines % Prescribed medicines in 14 days (%) | Medicines % Non-prescribed medicines in 14 days (%) |
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| Total persons | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 58.7 | 31.6 | 40.8 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 28.1 | 27.8 |
| Total persons | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 64.3 | 32.4 | 48.6 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 30.2 | 29.9 |
| Total persons | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 42.5 | 27.4 | 24.1 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 16.2 | 15.7 |
| Total persons | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 67.9 | 36.2 | 45.4 | 13.8 | 9.3 | 23.2 | 42.3 | 42.2 |
| Total persons | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Total persons | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Total persons | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Total persons | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Sex: male | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 51.4 | 27.6 | 37.4 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 24.6 | 23.2 |
| Sex: male | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 55.5 | 28.2 | 45.0 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 26.6 | 23.7 |
| Sex: male | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 38.5 | 23.7 | 23.1 | 4.8 | 3.7 | . | 15.7 | 16.0 |
| Sex: male | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 59.7 | 32.0 | 38.3 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 22.7 | 33.9 | 33.9 |
| Sex: male | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Sex: male | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Sex: male | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 7.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | . | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Sex: male | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 9.3 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Sex: female | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 66.4 | 35.9 | 44.3 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 31.9 | 32.7 |
| Sex: female | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 73.9 | 36.8 | 52.4 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 34.0 | 36.5 |
| Sex: female | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 46.6 | 31.2 | 25.1 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 5.3 | 16.7 | 15.3 |
| Sex: female | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 76.1 | 40.4 | 52.5 | 19.5 | 9.4 | 23.7 | 50.7 | 50.4 |
| Sex: female | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Sex: female | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Sex: female | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Sex: female | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
| Age: 15 to 24 years | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 49.4 | 21.5 | 52.1 | . | 5.0 | 9.4 | 12.9 | 24.7 |
| Age: 15 to 24 years | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 64.4 | 21.3 | 61.2 | . | . | 10.3 | 11.8 | 26.1 |
| Age: 15 to 24 years | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 18.6 | 18.7 | 40.6 | . | . | . | 9.2 | 15.1 |
| Age: 15 to 24 years | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 15 to 24 years | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 8.2 | 6.7 | 8.0 | . | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 7.0 |
| Age: 15 to 24 years | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 11.0 | 9.4 | 11.0 | . | . | 7.2 | 7.2 | 10.3 |
| Age: 15 to 24 years | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 11.1 | 11.1 | 13.4 | . | . | . | 7.8 | 9.7 |
| Age: 15 to 24 years | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Age: 25 to 44 years | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 54.0 | 25.0 | 42.4 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 14.8 | 26.6 |
| Age: 25 to 44 years | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 58.8 | 25.6 | 50.1 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 16.9 | 28.4 |
| Age: 25 to 44 years | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 36.7 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.2 | 6.4 | . | 8.3 | 14.0 |
| Age: 25 to 44 years | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 65.7 | 28.3 | 52.9 | 13.7 | 4.9 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 41.2 |
| Age: 25 to 44 years | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| Age: 25 to 44 years | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 6.6 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
| Age: 25 to 44 years | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | . | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| Age: 25 to 44 years | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 11.2 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 11.3 |
| Age: 45 to 64 years | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 61.3 | 32.5 | 41.3 | 10.8 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 35.8 | 29.1 |
| Age: 45 to 64 years | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 66.1 | 34.5 | 49.3 | 10.6 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 38.0 | 31.0 |
| Age: 45 to 64 years | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 47.8 | 28.4 | 26.5 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 21.8 | 16.9 |
| Age: 45 to 64 years | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 68.9 | 33.4 | 41.1 | 16.2 | 6.8 | 22.1 | 54.5 | 45.4 |
| Age: 45 to 64 years | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| Age: 45 to 64 years | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Age: 45 to 64 years | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| Age: 45 to 64 years | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| Age: 65 years or older | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 70.2 | 51.3 | 28.6 | 14.4 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 51.7 | 29.4 |
| Age: 65 years or older | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 71.9 | 50.3 | 34.5 | 15.0 | 12.1 | 7.8 | 54.3 | 33.3 |
| Age: 65 years or older | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 62.9 | 43.7 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 15.4 | 11.6 | 26.2 | 14.9 |
| Age: 65 years or older | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 75.6 | 64.3 | 36.5 | 14.2 | 25.2 | 34.1 | 80.9 | 40.1 |
| Age: 65 years or older | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 5.9 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
| Age: 65 years or older | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 7.9 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 9.1 | 8.8 |
| Age: 65 years or older | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 13.3 | 13.9 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 10.1 |
| Age: 65 years or older | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 10.3 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 9.1 | 11.4 |
| Level of education: Low | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 52.5 | 32.2 | 32.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 29.5 | 22.9 |
| Level of education: Low | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 57.5 | 34.0 | 35.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 31.9 | 21.9 |
| Level of education: Low | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 39.9 | 25.4 | 22.4 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 16.0 | 17.1 |
| Level of education: Low | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 65.4 | 43.3 | 44.5 | 12.8 | 15.2 | 24.6 | 55.3 | 41.6 |
| Level of education: Low | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Level of education: Low | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| Level of education: Low | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| Level of education: Low | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 10.2 |
| Level of education: Intermediate | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 61.7 | 29.2 | 47.7 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 25.7 | 31.9 |
| Level of education: Intermediate | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 65.8 | 27.9 | 59.5 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 26.7 | 37.5 |
| Level of education: Intermediate | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 42.9 | 26.2 | 26.0 | . | 12.4 | . | 16.7 | 13.0 |
| Level of education: Intermediate | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 70.4 | 34.9 | 43.5 | 15.1 | 6.9 | 25.4 | 33.4 | 40.8 |
| Level of education: Intermediate | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| Level of education: Intermediate | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| Level of education: Intermediate | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.9 | . | 7.1 | . | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| Level of education: Intermediate | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.6 |
| Level of education: High | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 73.1 | 33.5 | 58.0 | 11.9 | 6.9 | 10.6 | 29.0 | 37.0 |
| Level of education: High | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 81.4 | 34.3 | 68.2 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 30.1 | 38.6 |
| Level of education: High | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Level of education: High | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 67.9 | 28.6 | 49.4 | 13.4 | 4.7 | 18.2 | 37.0 | 44.8 |
| Level of education: High | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Level of education: High | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 6.6 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Level of education: High | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Level of education: High | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 12.8 | 11.3 | 13.2 | 8.9 | 4.7 | 10.1 | 12.6 | 13.0 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||||||
Table explanation
This table provides data on health care use of the population of the Caribbean Netherlands aged 15 years and older in private households. It includes contacts with providers of medical care, hospitalisation, visits to the laboratory for blood test and the use of medicines.
It comprises the following aspects:
- contacts with general practitioner (GP)
- contacts with medical specialists
- contacts with dentist
- contacts with physiotherapist/remedial therapist
- hospitalisations, with and without overnight stay
- visits to the laboratory for blood test
- use of medicines, prescribed as well as non-prescribed
These aspects are shown for the Caribbean Netherlands, and also for the islands Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba separately. Also breakdowns by gender, age and level of education are presented.
The research is a sample survey. This means that the figures shown are estimates for which reliability margins apply. These margins are also included in the table.
The Omnibus survey was carried out for the first time on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius in 2013 during the month of June and the first week of July. For the second time the Omnibus survey was carried out on Bonaire during the months of October and November 2017, and on Saba and St. Eustatius in the period January to March 2018. In 2021, the survey was conducted from October to December.
Data available from: 2013
Status of the data:
The figures for the most recent period are provisional.
Changes as of December 15th 2022
The underlying coding of region used in this table has been adjusted. It is now in line with the standard encoding defined by CBS. The structure and data of the table have not been adjusted.
The figures of 2021 were added to this table.
When will new data be published?
New data will be published every four years.
Description topics
- Contact with general practitioner
- Contacts with the GP include:
- consultations at the GP’s practice,
- visits by the GP to the patient’s home,
- consultations by telephone, or
- other contacts.- Contact in the last 12 months
- Contacts with GP in the 12 months preceding the interview.
- % Persons with at least 1 contact
- Percentage of persons in the population with at least 1 GP contact in the 12 months preceding the interview.
- Contact with medical specialist
- Contacts with a medical specialist:
- in an outpatient department,
- in a hospital department,
- in the emergency department,
- in a practice outside the hospital, or
- in a private clinic.
Contacts during hospital or day admission and contacts with a psychiatrist are not included.- Contact in the last 12 months
- Contacts with a medical specialist in the 12 months preceding the interview.
- % Persons with at least 1 contact
- Percentage of persons in the population with at least 1 contact with a medical specialist in the 12 months preceding the interview.
- Contact with dentist
- Visits to the dentist.
Contacts with a dental hygienist, orthodontist and dental surgeon are not included.- Contact in the last 12 months
- Contacts with a dentist in the 12 months preceding the interview.
- % Persons with at least 1 contact
- Percentage of persons in the population with at least 1 contact with a dentist in the 12 months preceding the interview.
- Contact with physio-/remedial therapist
- Contacts with physiotherapist or remedial therapist. Contacts during hospital admission (including day admission) are not included.
- Contact in the last 12 months
- Contacts with physiotherapist or remedial therapist in the 12 months preceding the interview.
- % Persons with at least 1 contact
- Percentage of persons in the population with at least 1 contact with a physiotherapist or remedial therapist in the 12 months preceding the interview.
- Hospital admissions with overnight stay
- Admissions to a hospital or clinic with at least 1 overnight stay.
Admissions to psychiatric hospitals are not included.
Hospital admissions related to childbirth are excluded.- Admissions in the last 12 months
- Admissions to a hospital or clinic with at least 1 overnight stay in the 12 months preceding the interview.
- % Persons with overnight stays
- Percentage of persons in the population with at least 1 hospital admission for at least 1 night in the 12 months preceding the interview.
- Day admissions
- Hospital admissions without overnight stay, e.g. for an exploratory/keyhole surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or a planned minor surgery.
Admissions related to childbirth are excluded.- Admissions in the last 12 months
- Admissions to a hospital or clinic without overnight stays in the 12 months preceding the interview.
- % Persons with day admission
- Percentage of persons in the population with at least 1 day admission in the 12 months preceding the interview.
- Medicines
- The use of medicines.
- % Prescribed medicines in 14 days
- Percentage of persons who took prescribed medication in the fortnight preceding the interview. The contraceptive pill and medicines prescribed during hospital or day admissions are not taken into account.
- % Non-prescribed medicines in 14 days
- Percentage of persons who took non-prescribed medicines or food supplements in the fortnight preceding the interview.