Health in Apeldoorn, Netherlands: official figures
The nearest GP practice was on average 0.9 km by road from home for residents of Apeldoorn in 2025, below the national figure of 1.1 km; that is 13th longest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Apeldoorn?
The average resident of Apeldoorn had 7.8 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 Apeldoorn?
Residents of Apeldoorn lived on average 5.8 km by road from the nearest hospital in 2025, 3rd longest 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 Apeldoorn?
An average resident of Apeldoorn had 1.8 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 Apeldoorn?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 5.8 km from home in Apeldoorn in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Apeldoorn?
The crude death rate in Apeldoorn was 11.0 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, 4th highest 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 Apeldoorn?
Cancer caused 24.2% of deaths among residents of Apeldoorn in 2024, below the national figure of 27.7%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Apeldoorn?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 23.8% of deaths in Apeldoorn in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Apeldoorn?
People aged 80 or over, the group that uses most care, made up 5.7% of the population of Apeldoorn on 1 January 2026, above the national figure of 5.3%; that is 5th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 5.1% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Apeldoorn?
The infant mortality rate was 4.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Apeldoorn?
There were 11.0 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 8.8 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Apeldoorn?
Of 1,852 deaths in Apeldoorn in 2024, 228 (12%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Apeldoorn?
4 people were killed in road accidents in Apeldoorn in 2020.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Apeldoorn compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Apeldoorn ranks 13 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Zwolle | 1.0 km |
| 11 | Groningen | 0.9 km |
| 12 | Nijmegen | 0.9 km |
| 13 | Apeldoorn | 0.9 km |
| 14 | Enschede | 0.9 km |
| 15 | Zaanstad | 0.9 km |
| 16 | Zoetermeer | 0.9 km |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Apeldoorn ranks 3 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a hospital (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphen aan den | 11.4 km |
| 2 | s-Hertogenbosch | 6.0 km |
| 3 | Apeldoorn | 5.8 km |
| 4 | Haarlemmermeer | 5.7 km |
| 5 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 5.4 km |
| 6 | Arnhem | 5.3 km |
| 7 | Almere | 5.0 km |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Apeldoorn ranks 4 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sittard-Geleen | 13.0 |
| 2 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 12.9 |
| 3 | Venlo | 11.2 |
| 4 | Apeldoorn | 11.0 |
| 5 | Maastricht | 10.5 |
| 6 | s-Hertogenbosch | 9.8 |
| 7 | Alkmaar | 9.6 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Apeldoorn ranks 5 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 6.6% |
| 3 | Maastricht | 6.2% |
| 4 | Venlo | 5.9% |
| 5 | Apeldoorn | 5.7% |
| 6 | Breda | 5.3% |
| 7 | Alphen aan den | 5.1% |
| 8 | Alkmaar | 5.1% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Apeldoorn ranks 5 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Leeuwarden | 5.1 |
| 3 | Arnhem | 4.2 |
| 4 | Groningen | 4.1 |
| 5 | Apeldoorn | 4.1 |
| 6 | Tilburg | 3.9 |
| 7 | Enschede | 3.8 |
| 8 | Utrecht | 3.7 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Apeldoorn ranks 2 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sittard-Geleen | 12.6 |
| 2 | Apeldoorn | 11.0 |
| 3 | Haarlem | 10.7 |
| 4 | Venlo | 10.4 |
| 5 | Enschede | 10.2 |
| 6 | Maastricht | 10.2 |
| 7 | Breda | 10.1 |
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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_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
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