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CBS studies well-being of people with inter-country adoption backgrounds
In recent years, people who have been adopted from abroad have regularly reported that things went wrong during the adoption process.
Lower mortality in third week of April
Mortality has been declining, but in week 16 it is still almost 40 percent higher than the weekly average in the first ten weeks of 2020.
Decline in mortality continued in week 9
In week 9 (1 to 7 March 2021 inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at nearly 3,100.
Inflation rate 1.3 percent in 2020
In 2020, consumer prices in the Netherlands rose by 1.3 percent on average relative to the previous year.
Wages
All payments made in cash or in kind to employees, except wages during illness, redundancy payments and compensation for health insurance premiums.
Innovating statistics with data challenges
The end of last year saw the second edition of the Big Data Meets Survey Science conference online: the BigSurv20.
Net wage
The gross wage minus pension premiums, early retirement and health insurance paid by the employee, if applicable plus transfer and minus wage tax and social security premiums.
Imputed social premiums
These include: wage during illness, redundancy pay and contribution to health insurance costs.
Mortality in week 20 also below average among long-term care users
In week 20 (ending 17 May), the number of deaths among people receiving long-term care stood at approximately 1,030, i.e. around 150 below the number recorded over week 19.
Mortality rising further
More deaths have been registered in recent weeks than the average reported over this amount of time in the past.
Mortality rising
The rising mortality coincides with the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis in the Netherlands
Mortality in week 10 roughly the same as expected
In week 10 (8 to 14 March 2021 inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 3,300.
Nearly 13 thousand COVID-19 deaths up to November 2020
From March to October 2020 inclusive, altogether 12,872 people in the Netherlands died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Mortality further down, number of deaths in week 6 as expected
In week 6 (8 to 14 February 2021 inclusive), estimated mortality stood at 3,400.
Mortality in week 8 lower than expected
In week 8 (22 to 28 February inclusive), estimated mortality stood at more than 3,200.
Economic contraction 0.1 percent in Q4 2020
In Q4 2020, gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.1 percent relative to the previous quarter. In 2020, the economy shrank by 3.8 percent year-on-year.
Mortality not declining further in week 7
In week 7 (15 to 21 February inclusive), estimated mortality stood at 3,600.
68 thousand more companies in 2020 despite COVID-19
In 2020, the number of companies in the Netherlands increased by 68 thousand (3.7 percent).
Fewer employed in March
The percentage share of people aged 15 to 74 years in paid work dropped to 69.1 in March. This is the sharpest decline in six years.
Mortality declining further in week 5
In week 5 (1 through 7 February 2021 inclusive), estimated mortality stood at 3,600. This is 150 deaths in excess of the expected number for this period. The number of deaths in week 4 stood at 3,678.
46 bankruptcies in week 43
In week 43,46 companies and institutions including sole proprietorships were declared bankrupt
Mortality slightly lower in week 4
In week 4 (25 to 31 January 2021 inclusive), estimated mortality stood at 3,750. This is over 300 deaths in excess of the expected number for this period.
Unemployment rate further down to 2.9 percent in February
Between November 2019 and February 2020, the number of people in paid employment rose by 21 thousand per month on average, ending at 9.1 million in February.
Mortality still elevated: 3,800 deaths in week 3
In week 3 (18 to 24 January 2021 inclusive), estimated mortality stood at 3,800. This is 450 deaths in excess of the expected number for this period.
11 percent more online purchases in first half of 2020
In the first half of 2020, 71 percent of the Dutch population aged 12 years and over – around 10.7 million people – purchased something online.