Health in Leeuwarden, Netherlands: official figures
The nearest GP practice was on average 1.4 km by road from home for residents of Leeuwarden in 2025, above the national figure of 1.1 km; that is the longest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Leeuwarden?
The average resident of Leeuwarden had 9.1 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 Leeuwarden?
Residents of Leeuwarden lived on average 4.7 km by road from the nearest hospital in 2025, 10th 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 Leeuwarden?
An average resident of Leeuwarden had 1.2 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 Leeuwarden?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 4.8 km from home in Leeuwarden in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Leeuwarden?
The crude death rate in Leeuwarden was 9.0 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, 13th 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 Leeuwarden?
Cancer caused 31.3% of deaths among residents of Leeuwarden 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 Leeuwarden?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 19.8% of deaths in Leeuwarden in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Leeuwarden?
People aged 80 or over, the group that uses most care, made up 4.8% of the population of Leeuwarden on 1 January 2026, below the national figure of 5.3%; that is 11th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 4.5% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Leeuwarden?
The infant mortality rate was 5.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Leeuwarden?
There were 9.3 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 9.1 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Leeuwarden?
Of 1,200 deaths in Leeuwarden in 2024, 168 (14%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Leeuwarden?
6 people were killed in road accidents in Leeuwarden in 2020.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Leeuwarden compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Leeuwarden ranks 1 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)
Leeuwarden ranks 10 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a hospital (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Almere | 5.0 km |
| 8 | Zaanstad | 5.0 km |
| 9 | Ede | 4.8 km |
| 10 | Leeuwarden | 4.7 km |
| 11 | Tilburg | 4.5 km |
| 12 | Zwolle | 4.4 km |
| 13 | Alkmaar | 4.2 km |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Leeuwarden ranks 13 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Tilburg | 9.4 |
| 11 | Zaanstad | 9.3 |
| 12 | Deventer | 9.1 |
| 13 | Leeuwarden | 9.0 |
| 14 | Arnhem | 8.8 |
| 15 | Nissewaard | 8.8 |
| 16 | Haarlem | 8.6 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Leeuwarden ranks 11 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Alkmaar | 5.1% |
| 9 | Ede | 5.0% |
| 10 | Zaanstad | 4.9% |
| 11 | Leeuwarden | 4.8% |
| 12 | Deventer | 4.8% |
| 13 | Enschede | 4.8% |
| 14 | Nissewaard | 4.7% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Leeuwarden ranks 2 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)
Leeuwarden ranks 11 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Deventer | 9.6 |
| 9 | s-Hertogenbosch | 9.4 |
| 10 | Alkmaar | 9.4 |
| 11 | Leeuwarden | 9.3 |
| 12 | Zaanstad | 9.3 |
| 13 | Rotterdam | 9.3 |
| 14 | Tilburg | 9.2 |
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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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