Health in Leiden, Netherlands: official figures
In 2025, people in Leiden lived an average of 0.6 km from a family doctor (huisarts), the shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Leiden?
The average resident of Leiden had 18.5 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 Leiden?
The nearest hospital was an average 2.8 km away for people in the municipality of Leiden in 2025, below the national figure of 7.2 km; that ranks 3rd shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there near Leiden?
An average resident of Leiden had 7.9 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 Leiden?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 5.0 km from home in the municipality of Leiden in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Leiden?
Leiden recorded 8.1 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2025, below the national figure of 9.6 (8th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the most common cause of death in Leiden?
Cancer caused 26.6% of deaths among residents of Leiden 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 Leiden?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 20.7% of deaths in Leiden in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Leiden?
On 1 January 2026, 3.9% of residents of the municipality of Leiden were 80 or older, 7th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 3.5% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Leiden?
The infant mortality rate was 2.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Leiden?
There were 8.8 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 8.3 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Leiden?
Of 2,420 deaths in Leiden in 2024, 264 (11%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Leiden?
4 people were killed in road accidents in Leiden in 2019.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Leiden compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Leiden ranks 31 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)
Leiden ranks 29 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)
Leiden ranks 24 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Alphen aan den | 8.5 |
| 22 | Eindhoven | 8.3 |
| 23 | Nijmegen | 8.2 |
| 24 | Leiden | 8.1 |
| 25 | s-Gravenhage | 8.0 |
| 26 | Groningen | 7.9 |
| 27 | Amersfoort | 7.6 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Leiden ranks 25 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Amersfoort | 4.0% |
| 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% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Leiden ranks 21 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Maastricht | 2.6 |
| 19 | Ede | 2.4 |
| 20 | Almere | 2.4 |
| 21 | Leiden | 2.2 |
| 22 | Eindhoven | 1.9 |
| 23 | s-Hertogenbosch | 1.9 |
| 24 | Breda | 1.8 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Leiden ranks 16 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Rotterdam | 9.3 |
| 14 | Tilburg | 9.2 |
| 15 | Eindhoven | 9.0 |
| 16 | Leiden | 8.8 |
| 17 | Arnhem | 8.7 |
| 18 | Ede | 8.7 |
| 19 | Nissewaard | 8.6 |
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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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