Causes of mortality in Netherlands
Netherlands: Causes of mortality was 172,165 Deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Netherlands, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 172,165 Deaths for causes of mortality in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Netherlands peaked at 172,165 Deaths in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87,486 Deaths, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87,486 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 87,923 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 93,558 Deaths | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 95,734 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 93,437 Deaths | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 98,026 Deaths | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 100,516 Deaths | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 99,792 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 104,989 Deaths | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 107,615 Deaths | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 109,619 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 110,243 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 113,576 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 110,682 Deaths | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 109,250 Deaths | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 113,737 Deaths | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 114,454 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 110,093 Deaths | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 114,415 Deaths | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 112,565 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 114,279 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 115,515 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 117,264 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 117,761 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 119,812 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 122,704 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 125,307 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 122,199 Deaths | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 124,163 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 128,905 Deaths | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 128,824 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 129,958 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 129,887 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 137,795 Deaths | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 133,471 Deaths | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 135,675 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 137,561 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 135,783 Deaths | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 137,482 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 140,487 Deaths | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 140,527 Deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 140,377 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 142,355 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 141,936 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 136,553 Deaths | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 136,402 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 135,372 Deaths | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 133,022 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 135,136 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 134,235 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 136,058 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 135,741 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 140,813 Deaths | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 141,245 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 139,223 Deaths | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 147,134 Deaths | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 148,997 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 150,214 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 153,363 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 151,885 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 168,678 Deaths | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 170,972 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 170,112 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 169,521 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 172,165 Deaths | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96,908 Deaths | 87,486 Deaths | 107,615 Deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 111,863 Deaths | 109,250 Deaths | 114,454 Deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 120,791 Deaths | 114,279 Deaths | 128,905 Deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 134,692 Deaths | 128,824 Deaths | 140,487 Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 137,592 Deaths | 133,022 Deaths | 142,355 Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 144,467 Deaths | 135,741 Deaths | 153,363 Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 170,290 Deaths | 168,678 Deaths | 172,165 Deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 United States 3.09 million Deaths compare
- 1 Türkiye 525,814 Deaths compare
- 2 Russia 1.80 million Deaths compare
- 2 Poland 408,504 Deaths compare
- 3 Croatia 51,275 Deaths compare
- 3 Japan 1.58 million Deaths compare
- 4 Lithuania 37,453 Deaths compare
- 4 Brazil 1.47 million Deaths compare
- 5 Germany 1.03 million Deaths compare
- 5 Latvia 26,316 Deaths compare
- 6 Slovenia 21,506 Deaths compare
- 6 Mexico 778,865 Deaths compare
More health data for Netherlands
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.007 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 39,800 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.3 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 81.9 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 547 Number (2024)
- Life expectancy 81.9 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 5.6 Percentage of live births (2023)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 2.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -2.8 Years (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 66,870 Number (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of mortality in Netherlands?
- Causes of mortality in Netherlands was 172,165 Deaths in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 172,165 Deaths in 2024.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,486 Deaths in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for causes of mortality?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.