Health care - Regions — Practising nurses in Netherlands, The
Netherlands, The: Health care - Regions — Practising nurses was 10.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2020. ▼ Falling
Health care - Regions — Practising nurses in Netherlands, The, 2013–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health care - regions — practising nurses in Netherlands, The is 10.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
That places Netherlands, The 10th out of 25 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 12.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands, The
More health data for Netherlands, The
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 128,921 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 125,868 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,917 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health care - regions — practising nurses in Netherlands, The?
- Health care - regions — practising nurses in Netherlands, The was 10.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest health care - regions — practising nurses recorded in Netherlands, The?
- The highest recorded value was 12.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2013.
- What is the lowest health care - regions — practising nurses recorded in Netherlands, The?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2014.
- How does Netherlands, The rank for health care - regions — practising nurses?
- Netherlands, The ranks 10th out of 25 countries with data for 2020.
- Is health care - regions — practising nurses rising or falling in Netherlands, The?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands, The data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Health care - Regions — Practising nurses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p style="text-align: justify;">This dataset provides indicators on healthcare resources in large regions (TL2), and small regions (TL3) when data is available. Indicators include doctor, practising nurses, hospital beds and hospital discharges.</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Doctors</strong> (physicians) are usually generalists who assume responsibility for the provision of continuing care to individuals and families, or specialists such as paediatricians, obstetricians/gynaecologists, psychiatrists, medical specialists and surgical specialists. </li> <li><strong>Practising nurses</strong> provide services directly to patients, it includes: professional nurses, associate professional nurses, foreign nurses licensed to practice and actively practising in the country. It excludes midwives unless they work most of the time as nurses.</li> <li><strong>Hospital beds </strong>are all hospital beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients. They include beds in all hospitals, including general hospitals, mental health and substance abuse hospitals, and other specialty hospitals; occupied and unoccupied beds.</li> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">The three indicators above are measured per 1 000 inhabitants.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Hospital discharge</strong> is the formal release of a patient from a hospital, here for all causes of diseases (A00-Z99) and all hospitals. It includes discharges from all hospitals, including general hospitals (HP.1.1), mental health hospitals (HP.1.2), and other specialised hospitals (HP.1.3) ; Deaths in hospital ; Transfers to another hospital ; Discharges of healthy newborns. This indicator is measured per 100 000 inhabitants.</li> </ul> <p>Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_hlth) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>