Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death was 7.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Netherlands, 1950–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 7.3% for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Netherlands peaked at 7.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1985.
That places Netherlands 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.5% | — |
| 1951 | 5.9% | -9.3% |
| 1952 | 5.5% | -6.6% |
| 1953 | 5.2% | -6.7% |
| 1954 | 5.4% | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 1956 | 4.9% | -3.6% |
| 1957 | 4.0% | -18.5% |
| 1958 | 4.2% | +3.4% |
| 1959 | 4.1% | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 4.3% | +5.3% |
| 1961 | 4.0% | -7.1% |
| 1962 | 4.0% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 3.8% | -6.9% |
| 1964 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 3.7% | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 3.4% | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 3.5% | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 3.2% | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 3.5% | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 3.9% | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | +20.5% |
| 1976 | 4.8% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 5.4% | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | -14.2% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | -28.1% |
| 1980 | 4.5% | +34.7% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | -23.6% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +30.5% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +26.8% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Netherlands?
- Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Netherlands was 7.3% in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1985.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total reported deaths in both sexes in those aged all ages that are from ill-defined diseases.