Health in Groningen, Netherlands: official figures
The nearest GP practice was on average 0.9 km by road from home for residents of Groningen in 2025, below the national figure of 1.1 km; that is 11th longest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Groningen?
The average resident of Groningen had 13.5 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 Groningen?
Residents of Groningen lived on average 3.6 km by road from the nearest hospital in 2025, 11th 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 Groningen?
An average resident of Groningen had 2.0 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 Groningen?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 5.9 km from home in Groningen in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Groningen?
The crude death rate in Groningen was 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, 6th 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 Groningen?
Cancer caused 28.5% of deaths among residents of Groningen 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 Groningen?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 21.8% of deaths in Groningen in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Groningen?
People aged 80 or over, the group that uses most care, made up 3.7% of the population of Groningen on 1 January 2026, below the national figure of 5.3%; that is 6th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 3.6% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Groningen?
The infant mortality rate was 4.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Groningen?
There were 7.9 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 7.9 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Groningen?
Of 1,931 deaths in Groningen in 2024, 317 (16%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Groningen?
3 people were killed in road accidents in Groningen in 2020.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 91% of residents of Groningen were satisfied with health care services, doctors and hospitals. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Groningen compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Groningen ranks 11 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arnhem | 1.0 km |
| 9 | s-Hertogenbosch | 1.0 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 |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Groningen ranks 21 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a hospital (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Deventer | 3.9 km |
| 19 | Utrecht | 3.7 km |
| 20 | Maastricht | 3.7 km |
| 21 | Groningen | 3.6 km |
| 22 | Rotterdam | 3.4 km |
| 23 | Zoetermeer | 3.4 km |
| 24 | Nijmegen | 3.3 km |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Groningen ranks 26 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Nijmegen | 8.2 |
| 24 | Leiden | 8.1 |
| 25 | s-Gravenhage | 8.0 |
| 26 | Groningen | 7.9 |
| 27 | Amersfoort | 7.6 |
| 28 | Haarlemmermeer | 7.2 |
| 29 | Amsterdam | 6.4 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Groningen ranks 26 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Rotterdam | 3.9% |
| 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% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Groningen ranks 4 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)
Groningen ranks 23 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Zwolle | 8.6 |
| 21 | s-Gravenhage | 8.4 |
| 22 | Nijmegen | 8.0 |
| 23 | Groningen | 7.9 |
| 24 | Zoetermeer | 7.9 |
| 25 | Amersfoort | 7.8 |
| 26 | Haarlemmermeer | 7.1 |
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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_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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