Health in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands: official figures
The nearest GP practice was on average 1.1 km by road from home for residents of Haarlemmermeer in 2025, level with the national figure of 1.1 km; that is 3rd longest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Haarlemmermeer?
The average resident of Haarlemmermeer had 6.4 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 Haarlemmermeer?
Residents of Haarlemmermeer lived on average 5.7 km by road from the nearest hospital in 2025, 4th 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 Haarlemmermeer?
An average resident of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer had 7.1 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 Haarlemmermeer?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 5.8 km from home in Haarlemmermeer in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Haarlemmermeer?
The crude death rate in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer was 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, 4th 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 Haarlemmermeer?
Cancer caused 31.2% of deaths among residents of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer 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 Haarlemmermeer?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 20.6% of deaths in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Haarlemmermeer?
People aged 80 or over, the group that uses most care, made up 4.3% of the population of Haarlemmermeer on 1 January 2026, below the national figure of 5.3%; that is 11th 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 Haarlemmermeer?
The infant mortality rate was 1.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Haarlemmermeer?
There were 7.1 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 9.1 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Haarlemmermeer?
Of 1,164 deaths in Haarlemmermeer in 2024, 155 (13%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Haarlemmermeer?
6 people were killed in road accidents in Haarlemmermeer in 2020.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Haarlemmermeer compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Haarlemmermeer ranks 3 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeuwarden | 1.4 km |
| 2 | Ede | 1.2 km |
| 3 | Haarlemmermeer | 1.1 km |
| 4 | Venlo | 1.1 km |
| 5 | Deventer | 1.1 km |
| 6 | Alkmaar | 1.0 km |
| 7 | Almere | 1.0 km |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Haarlemmermeer ranks 4 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)
Haarlemmermeer ranks 28 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)
Haarlemmermeer ranks 21 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Tilburg | 4.4% |
| 19 | Haarlem | 4.4% |
| 20 | Zwolle | 4.3% |
| 21 | Haarlemmermeer | 4.3% |
| 22 | Amersfoort | 4.0% |
| 23 | Rotterdam | 3.9% |
| 24 | Nijmegen | 3.9% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Haarlemmermeer ranks 26 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)
Haarlemmermeer ranks 26 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_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
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