Health in Heerlen-Kerkrade, Netherlands: official figures
The nearest GP practice was on average 0.8 km by road from home for residents of the municipality of Heerlen in 2025, below the national figure of 1.1 km; that is 12th shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Heerlen?
The average resident of the municipality of Heerlen had 7.5 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 Heerlen?
Residents of the municipality of Heerlen lived on average 5.4 km by road from the nearest hospital in 2025, 5th 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 Heerlen?
An average resident of the municipality of Heerlen 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 Heerlen?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 5.4 km from home in the municipality of Heerlen in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Heerlen?
The crude death rate in the municipality of Heerlen was 12.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, 2nd 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 Heerlen?
Cancer caused 26.0% of deaths among residents of the municipality of Heerlen 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 Heerlen?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 21.8% of deaths in the municipality of Heerlen in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Heerlen?
People aged 80 or over, the group that uses most care, made up 6.6% of the population of the municipality of Heerlen on 1 January 2026, above the national figure of 5.3%; that is 2nd highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 6.0% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow Heerlen-Kerkrade compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Heerlen-Kerkrade ranks 20 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Alphen aan den | 0.9 km |
| 18 | Eindhoven | 0.8 km |
| 19 | Tilburg | 0.8 km |
| 20 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 0.8 km |
| 21 | Breda | 0.8 km |
| 22 | Amersfoort | 0.8 km |
| 23 | Sittard-Geleen | 0.8 km |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Heerlen-Kerkrade ranks 5 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a hospital (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 |
| 8 | Zaanstad | 5.0 km |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Heerlen-Kerkrade ranks 2 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)
Heerlen-Kerkrade ranks 2 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sittard-Geleen | 6.8% |
| 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% |
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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…)
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