People having a long-standing illness or health … citizenship in Netherlands
Netherlands: People having a long-standing illness or health … citizenship was 29.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Netherlands, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Netherlands stood at 29.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Netherlands peaked at 31.4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.3, in 2018.
Netherlands ranks 7th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health … citizenship in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30 | — |
| 2016 | 22.4 | -25.3% |
| 2017 | 24 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 16.3 | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 24.6 | +50.9% |
| 2020 | 21.5 | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 23 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 24.4 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 31.4 | +28.7% |
| 2024 | 30 | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 29.3 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.46 | 16.3 | 30 | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.6 | 21.5 | 31.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.3 (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 81.9 (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 547 (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 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Netherlands?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Netherlands was 29.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4 in 2023.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3 in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and groups of country of citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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