Caribbean NL: medical contacts, medicines; personal characteristics
Personal characteristics | Type of figure | Carribean Netherlands | Periods | Day admissions Admissions in the last 12 months % Persons with day admission (%) | Day admissions Admissions in the last 12 months Number of day admissions p. 100 persons (average) | Day admissions Admissions in the last 12 months Number of day admissions p. 100 patients (gemiddeld) | Day admissions Island of most recent day admission Island of residence (%) | Day admissions Island of most recent day admission Other island or country (%) | Medicines % Prescribed medicines in 14 days (%) | Medicines % Non-prescribed medicines in 14 days (%) |
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Total persons | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 9.3 | 32.9 | 353.6 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 28.1 | 27.8 |
Total persons | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 7.5 | 9.5 | 126.7 | 86.6 | 13.4 | 30.2 | 29.9 |
Total persons | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 3.5 | 7.5 | . | . | . | 16.2 | 15.7 |
Total persons | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 23.2 | 137.2 | 591.7 | 79.1 | 20.9 | 42.3 | 42.2 |
Total persons | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 1.6 | 17.2 | 178.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
Total persons | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 2.0 | 3.8 | 38.5 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Total persons | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 1.9 | 5.2 | . | . | . | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Total persons | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 5.5 | 90.0 | 370.4 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
Sex: male | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 8.8 | 19.6 | 223.5 | 73.4 | 26.6 | 24.6 | 23.2 |
Sex: male | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 7.7 | 7.7 | . | . | . | 26.6 | 23.7 |
Sex: male | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | 15.7 | 16.0 |
Sex: male | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 22.7 | 76.5 | . | . | . | 33.9 | 33.9 |
Sex: male | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 2.3 | 10.9 | 117.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
Sex: male | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 2.9 | 2.9 | . | . | . | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Sex: male | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | 5.0 | 5.1 |
Sex: male | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 7.9 | 57.6 | . | . | . | 8.5 | 8.7 |
Sex: female | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 9.8 | 46.8 | 475.5 | 86.1 | 13.9 | 31.9 | 32.7 |
Sex: female | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 7.3 | 11.4 | . | . | . | 34.0 | 36.5 |
Sex: female | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 5.3 | 9.8 | . | . | . | 16.7 | 15.3 |
Sex: female | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 23.7 | 197.9 | . | . | . | 50.7 | 50.4 |
Sex: female | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 2.3 | 33.4 | 322.9 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Sex: female | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 2.8 | 7.3 | . | . | . | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Sex: female | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 3.3 | 7.5 | . | . | . | 5.0 | 4.8 |
Sex: female | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 7.8 | 169.7 | . | . | . | 9.2 | 9.2 |
Age: 15 to 24 years | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 9.4 | 14.3 | . | . | . | 12.9 | 24.7 |
Age: 15 to 24 years | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 10.3 | 10.3 | . | . | . | 11.8 | 26.1 |
Age: 15 to 24 years | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | 9.2 | 15.1 |
Age: 15 to 24 years | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Age: 15 to 24 years | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 4.9 | 9.8 | . | . | . | 5.3 | 7.0 |
Age: 15 to 24 years | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 7.2 | 7.2 | . | . | . | 7.2 | 10.3 |
Age: 15 to 24 years | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | 7.8 | 9.7 |
Age: 15 to 24 years | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Age: 25 to 44 years | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 7.9 | . | . | . | . | 14.8 | 26.6 |
Age: 25 to 44 years | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 6.7 | 12.5 | . | . | . | 16.9 | 28.4 |
Age: 25 to 44 years | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | 8.3 | 14.0 |
Age: 25 to 44 years | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 19.7 | . | . | . | . | 19.4 | 41.2 |
Age: 25 to 44 years | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 2.6 | . | . | . | . | 3.3 | 4.1 |
Age: 25 to 44 years | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 3.1 | 9.8 | . | . | . | 4.9 | 5.8 |
Age: 25 to 44 years | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | 4.5 | 5.6 |
Age: 25 to 44 years | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 9.3 | . | . | . | . | 8.9 | 11.3 |
Age: 45 to 64 years | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 8.4 | 21.7 | . | . | . | 35.8 | 29.1 |
Age: 45 to 64 years | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 7.2 | 7.2 | . | . | . | 38.0 | 31.0 |
Age: 45 to 64 years | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 2.3 | . | . | . | . | 21.8 | 16.9 |
Age: 45 to 64 years | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 22.1 | 91.6 | . | . | . | 54.5 | 45.4 |
Age: 45 to 64 years | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 2.6 | 12.6 | . | . | . | 4.2 | 3.9 |
Age: 45 to 64 years | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 3.2 | 3.2 | . | . | . | 5.7 | 5.5 |
Age: 45 to 64 years | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 2.3 | . | . | . | . | 6.3 | 5.7 |
Age: 45 to 64 years | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 9.7 | 68.1 | . | . | . | 11.4 | 11.4 |
Age: 65 years or older | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 14.2 | 63.2 | . | . | . | 51.7 | 29.4 |
Age: 65 years or older | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 7.8 | 7.8 | . | . | . | 54.3 | 33.3 |
Age: 65 years or older | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 11.6 | 24.5 | . | . | . | 26.2 | 14.9 |
Age: 65 years or older | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 34.1 | 256.8 | . | . | . | 80.9 | 40.1 |
Age: 65 years or older | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 4.5 | 37.7 | . | . | . | 6.5 | 5.9 |
Age: 65 years or older | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 5.4 | 5.4 | . | . | . | 9.1 | 8.8 |
Age: 65 years or older | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 8.9 | 22.7 | . | . | . | 11.9 | 10.1 |
Age: 65 years or older | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 11.2 | 173.2 | . | . | . | 9.1 | 11.4 |
Level of education: Low | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 8.3 | 29.0 | 349.6 | 81.7 | 18.3 | 29.5 | 22.9 |
Level of education: Low | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 7.6 | 11.0 | . | . | . | 31.9 | 21.9 |
Level of education: Low | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 3.4 | 8.9 | . | . | . | 16.0 | 17.1 |
Level of education: Low | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 24.6 | 157.3 | . | . | . | 55.3 | 41.6 |
Level of education: Low | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 2.1 | 13.8 | 149.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
Level of education: Low | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 2.8 | 6.7 | . | . | . | 4.8 | 4.3 |
Level of education: Low | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | 2.4 | 7.9 | . | . | . | 4.6 | 4.8 |
Level of education: Low | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 8.9 | 99.4 | . | . | . | 10.4 | 10.2 |
Level of education: Intermediate | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 9.6 | 23.9 | . | . | . | 25.7 | 31.9 |
Level of education: Intermediate | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 5.9 | 5.9 | . | . | . | 26.7 | 37.5 |
Level of education: Intermediate | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | 16.7 | 13.0 |
Level of education: Intermediate | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 25.4 | 84.2 | . | . | . | 33.4 | 40.8 |
Level of education: Intermediate | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 3.1 | 12.7 | . | . | . | 4.4 | 4.7 |
Level of education: Intermediate | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 3.3 | 3.3 | . | . | . | 6.2 | 6.8 |
Level of education: Intermediate | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | 7.4 | 6.5 |
Level of education: Intermediate | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 9.6 | 49.8 | . | . | . | 10.0 | 10.6 |
Level of education: High | Percentage/average | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 10.6 | . | . | . | . | 29.0 | 37.0 |
Level of education: High | Percentage/average | Bonaire | 2021* | 9.7 | 10.9 | . | . | . | 30.1 | 38.6 |
Level of education: High | Percentage/average | St. Eustatius | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Level of education: High | Percentage/average | Saba | 2021* | 18.2 | . | . | . | . | 37.0 | 44.8 |
Level of education: High | Reliability margin | Caribbean Netherlands | 2021* | 4.3 | . | . | . | . | 5.9 | 6.3 |
Level of education: High | Reliability margin | Bonaire | 2021* | 5.6 | 6.5 | . | . | . | 7.8 | 8.4 |
Level of education: High | Reliability margin | St. Eustatius | 2021* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Level of education: High | Reliability margin | Saba | 2021* | 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
- 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.
- Number of day admissions p. 100 persons
- The number of day admissions in the 12 months preceding the interview, per 100 persons in the population
- Number of day admissions p. 100 patients
- The number of day admissions per 100 persons admitted, for all persons with at least 1 day admission in the 12 months preceding the interview.
- Island of most recent day admission
- Where the last day admission stay took place.
- Island of residence
- The last day admission took place on the person’s island of residence.
- Other island or country
- The last admission did not take place on the person’s island of residence but on another island or in another country.
- 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.