People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Netherlands
Netherlands: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 29.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Netherlands, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Netherlands is 29.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure 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.
That places Netherlands 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 problem, by sex, age in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30.0% | — |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -25.3% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | +50.9% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +28.7% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 29.3% | -2.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 29.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 29.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.5% | 16.3% | 30.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 21.5% | 31.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More health data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.4989 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0239 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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