Health in Haarlem, Netherlands: official figures
The nearest GP practice was on average 0.6 km by road from home for residents of Haarlem in 2025, below the national figure of 1.1 km; that is 2nd shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Haarlem?
The average resident of Haarlem had 16.9 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 Haarlem?
Residents of Haarlem lived on average 2.5 km by road from the nearest hospital in 2025, the 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 Haarlem?
An average resident of the municipality of Haarlem had 7.2 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 Haarlem?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 2.6 km from home in Haarlem in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Haarlem?
The crude death rate in the municipality of Haarlem was 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, 16th 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 Haarlem?
Cancer caused 26.6% of deaths among residents of the municipality of Haarlem 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 Haarlem?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 19.7% of deaths in the municipality of Haarlem in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Haarlem?
People aged 80 or over, the group that uses most care, made up 4.4% of the population of Haarlem on 1 January 2026, below the national figure of 5.3%; that is 13th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 4.3% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Haarlem?
The infant mortality rate was 1.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Haarlem?
There were 10.7 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 9.4 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Haarlem?
Of 3,094 deaths in Haarlem in 2024, 316 (10%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Haarlem?
6 people were killed in road accidents in Haarlem in 2020.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Haarlem compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Haarlem ranks 30 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)
Haarlem ranks 31 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a hospital (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 |
| 30 | s-Gravenhage | 2.7 km |
| 31 | Haarlem | 2.5 km |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Haarlem ranks 16 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Leeuwarden | 9.0 |
| 14 | Arnhem | 8.8 |
| 15 | Nissewaard | 8.8 |
| 16 | Haarlem | 8.6 |
| 17 | Rotterdam | 8.5 |
| 18 | Ede | 8.5 |
| 19 | Zwolle | 8.5 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Haarlem ranks 19 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Eindhoven | 4.6% |
| 17 | Zoetermeer | 4.5% |
| 18 | Tilburg | 4.4% |
| 19 | Haarlem | 4.4% |
| 20 | Zwolle | 4.3% |
| 21 | Haarlemmermeer | 4.3% |
| 22 | Amersfoort | 4.0% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Haarlem ranks 27 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | s-Hertogenbosch | 1.9 |
| 24 | Breda | 1.8 |
| 25 | Nijmegen | 1.7 |
| 26 | Haarlemmermeer | 1.4 |
| 27 | Haarlem | 1.1 |
| 28 | Zwolle | 0.7 |
| 29 | Deventer | 0.0 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Haarlem ranks 3 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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