Health in Nijmegen, Netherlands: official figures
The nearest GP practice was on average 0.9 km by road from home for residents of Nijmegen in 2025, below the national figure of 1.1 km; that is 12th longest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Nijmegen?
The average resident of Nijmegen had 8.4 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 Nijmegen?
Residents of Nijmegen lived on average 3.3 km by road from the nearest hospital in 2025, 8th 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 Nijmegen?
An average resident of the municipality of Nijmegen had 3.2 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 Nijmegen?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 4.3 km from home in Nijmegen in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Nijmegen?
The crude death rate in the municipality of Nijmegen was 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, 9th 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 Nijmegen?
Cancer caused 27.8% of deaths among residents of the municipality of Nijmegen 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 Nijmegen?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 22.9% of deaths in the municipality of Nijmegen in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Nijmegen?
People aged 80 or over, the group that uses most care, made up 3.9% of the population of Nijmegen on 1 January 2026, below the national figure of 5.3%; that is 8th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 3.7% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Nijmegen?
The infant mortality rate was 1.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Nijmegen?
There were 8.0 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 9.2 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Nijmegen?
Of 1,500 deaths in Nijmegen in 2024, 209 (14%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Nijmegen?
1 people were killed in road accidents in Nijmegen in 2020.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Nijmegen compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Nijmegen ranks 12 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | s-Hertogenbosch | 1.0 km |
| 10 | Zwolle | 1.0 km |
| 11 | Groningen | 0.9 km |
| 12 | Nijmegen | 0.9 km |
| 13 | Apeldoorn | 0.9 km |
| 14 | Enschede | 0.9 km |
| 15 | Zaanstad | 0.9 km |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Nijmegen ranks 24 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a hospital (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Groningen | 3.6 km |
| 22 | Rotterdam | 3.4 km |
| 23 | Zoetermeer | 3.4 km |
| 24 | Nijmegen | 3.3 km |
| 25 | Enschede | 3.2 km |
| 26 | Amsterdam | 3.1 km |
| 27 | Eindhoven | 3.1 km |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Nijmegen ranks 23 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Zoetermeer | 8.5 |
| 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 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Nijmegen ranks 24 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Haarlemmermeer | 4.3% |
| 22 | Amersfoort | 4.0% |
| 23 | Rotterdam | 3.9% |
| 24 | Nijmegen | 3.9% |
| 25 | Leiden | 3.9% |
| 26 | Groningen | 3.7% |
| 27 | Arnhem | 3.7% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Nijmegen ranks 25 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Eindhoven | 1.9 |
| 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 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Nijmegen ranks 22 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Nissewaard | 8.6 |
| 20 | Zwolle | 8.6 |
| 21 | s-Gravenhage | 8.4 |
| 22 | Nijmegen | 8.0 |
| 23 | Groningen | 7.9 |
| 24 | Zoetermeer | 7.9 |
| 25 | Amersfoort | 7.8 |
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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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