Health in Arnhem, Netherlands: official figures
In 2025, people in Arnhem lived an average of 1.0 km from a family doctor (huisarts), 8th longest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Arnhem?
The average resident of Arnhem had 6.2 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 Arnhem?
The nearest hospital was an average 5.3 km away for people in the municipality of Arnhem in 2025, below the national figure of 7.2 km; that ranks 6th longest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there near Arnhem?
An average resident of Arnhem had 3.4 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 Arnhem?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 3.0 km from home in the municipality of Arnhem in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Arnhem?
Arnhem recorded 8.8 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2025, below the national figure of 9.6 (14th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the most common cause of death in Arnhem?
Cancer caused 25.4% of deaths among residents of Arnhem 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 Arnhem?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 20.6% of deaths in Arnhem in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Arnhem?
On 1 January 2026, 3.7% of residents of the municipality of Arnhem were 80 or older, 5th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 3.5% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Arnhem?
The infant mortality rate was 4.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Arnhem?
There were 8.7 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 9.2 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Arnhem?
Of 1,594 deaths in Arnhem in 2024, 260 (16%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Arnhem?
4 people were killed in road accidents in Arnhem in 2020.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Arnhem compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Arnhem ranks 8 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Deventer | 1.1 km |
| 6 | Alkmaar | 1.0 km |
| 7 | Almere | 1.0 km |
| 8 | Arnhem | 1.0 km |
| 9 | s-Hertogenbosch | 1.0 km |
| 10 | Zwolle | 1.0 km |
| 11 | Groningen | 0.9 km |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Arnhem ranks 6 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a hospital (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 |
| 8 | Zaanstad | 5.0 km |
| 9 | Ede | 4.8 km |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Arnhem ranks 14 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Zaanstad | 9.3 |
| 12 | Deventer | 9.1 |
| 13 | Leeuwarden | 9.0 |
| 14 | Arnhem | 8.8 |
| 15 | Nissewaard | 8.8 |
| 16 | Haarlem | 8.6 |
| 17 | Rotterdam | 8.5 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Arnhem ranks 27 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Nijmegen | 3.9% |
| 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% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Arnhem ranks 3 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nissewaard | 10.0 |
| 2 | Leeuwarden | 5.1 |
| 3 | Arnhem | 4.2 |
| 4 | Groningen | 4.1 |
| 5 | Apeldoorn | 4.1 |
| 6 | Tilburg | 3.9 |
| 7 | Enschede | 3.8 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Arnhem ranks 17 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Tilburg | 9.2 |
| 15 | Eindhoven | 9.0 |
| 16 | Leiden | 8.8 |
| 17 | Arnhem | 8.7 |
| 18 | Ede | 8.7 |
| 19 | Nissewaard | 8.6 |
| 20 | Zwolle | 8.6 |
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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_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
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