Health in Amsterdam, Netherlands: official figures
The nearest GP practice was on average 0.6 km by road from home for residents of Amsterdam in 2025, below the national figure of 1.1 km; that is 3rd shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Amsterdam?
The average resident of Amsterdam had 27.7 GP practices within 3 km in 2025, against 7.7 nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow far is the nearest hospital in Amsterdam?
Residents of Amsterdam lived on average 3.1 km by road from the nearest hospital in 2025, 6th shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here and below the national figure of 7.2 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there near Amsterdam?
An average resident of the municipality of Amsterdam had 9.5 hospitals within 20 km in 2025, compared with 4.3 nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhere is the out-of-hours GP in Amsterdam?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 3.2 km from home in Amsterdam in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Amsterdam?
The crude death rate in the municipality of Amsterdam was 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, 3rd lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here; it reflects the age of the population as much as its health.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the most common cause of death in Amsterdam?
Cancer caused 28.3% of deaths among residents of the municipality of Amsterdam in 2024, above the national figure of 27.7%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Amsterdam?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 19.6% of deaths in the municipality of Amsterdam in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Amsterdam?
People aged 80 or over, the group that uses most care, made up 3.0% of the population of Amsterdam on 1 January 2026, below the national figure of 5.3%; that is 3rd lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 2.7% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Amsterdam?
The infant mortality rate was 2.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Amsterdam?
There were 6.7 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 10.2 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Amsterdam?
Of 7,233 deaths in Amsterdam in 2024, 1,163 (16%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Amsterdam?
16 people were killed in road accidents in Amsterdam in 2020.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 87% of residents of Amsterdam were satisfied with health care services, doctors and hospitals. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Amsterdam compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Amsterdam ranks 29 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a GP practice (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Rotterdam | 0.7 km |
| 26 | s-Gravenhage | 0.7 km |
| 27 | Utrecht | 0.7 km |
| 28 | Maastricht | 0.7 km |
| 29 | Amsterdam | 0.6 km |
| 30 | Haarlem | 0.6 km |
| 31 | Leiden | 0.6 km |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Amsterdam ranks 26 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a hospital (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Zoetermeer | 3.4 km |
| 24 | Nijmegen | 3.3 km |
| 25 | Enschede | 3.2 km |
| 26 | Amsterdam | 3.1 km |
| 27 | Eindhoven | 3.1 km |
| 28 | Nissewaard | 3.0 km |
| 29 | Leiden | 2.8 km |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Amsterdam ranks 29 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | s-Gravenhage | 8.0 |
| 26 | Groningen | 7.9 |
| 27 | Amersfoort | 7.6 |
| 28 | Haarlemmermeer | 7.2 |
| 29 | Amsterdam | 6.4 |
| 30 | Almere | 6.0 |
| 31 | Utrecht | 5.5 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Amsterdam ranks 29 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Leiden | 3.9% |
| 26 | Groningen | 3.7% |
| 27 | Arnhem | 3.7% |
| 28 | s-Gravenhage | 3.6% |
| 29 | Amsterdam | 3.0% |
| 30 | Utrecht | 2.6% |
| 31 | Almere | 2.3% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Amsterdam ranks 17 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | s-Gravenhage | 3.1 |
| 15 | Amersfoort | 2.8 |
| 16 | Alkmaar | 2.8 |
| 17 | Amsterdam | 2.6 |
| 18 | Maastricht | 2.6 |
| 19 | Ede | 2.4 |
| 20 | Almere | 2.4 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Amsterdam ranks 27 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Groningen | 7.9 |
| 24 | Zoetermeer | 7.9 |
| 25 | Amersfoort | 7.8 |
| 26 | Haarlemmermeer | 7.1 |
| 27 | Amsterdam | 6.7 |
| 28 | Utrecht | 6.2 |
| 29 | Almere | 5.6 |
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Sources
- Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS): Regionale kerncijfers Nederland (table 70072ned): provinces, COROP areas and selected municipalities, 2014-2026, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d2b63aac3a26…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
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