Health in Nissewaard, Netherlands: official figures
In 2025, people in the municipality of Nissewaard lived an average of 0.8 km from a family doctor (huisarts), 8th shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Nissewaard?
The average resident of the municipality of Nissewaard had 7.3 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 Nissewaard?
The nearest hospital was an average 3.0 km away for people in Nissewaard in 2025, below the national figure of 7.2 km; that ranks 4th shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there near Nissewaard?
An average resident of Nissewaard had 5.3 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 Nissewaard?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 3.0 km from home in Nissewaard in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Nissewaard?
Nissewaard recorded 8.8 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2025, below the national figure of 9.6 (15th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the most common cause of death in Nissewaard?
Cancer caused 31.4% of deaths among residents of Nissewaard 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 Nissewaard?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 20.6% of deaths in Nissewaard in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Nissewaard?
On 1 January 2026, 4.7% of residents of Nissewaard were 80 or older, 14th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 4.3% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Nissewaard?
The infant mortality rate was 10.0 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Nissewaard?
There were 8.6 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 8.8 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Nissewaard?
Of 982 deaths in Nissewaard in 2024, 141 (14%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Nissewaard?
1 people were killed in road accidents in Nissewaard in 2020.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Nissewaard compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Nissewaard ranks 24 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Breda | 0.8 km |
| 22 | Amersfoort | 0.8 km |
| 23 | Sittard-Geleen | 0.8 km |
| 24 | Nissewaard | 0.8 km |
| 25 | Rotterdam | 0.7 km |
| 26 | s-Gravenhage | 0.7 km |
| 27 | Utrecht | 0.7 km |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Nissewaard ranks 28 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)
Nissewaard ranks 15 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Deventer | 9.1 |
| 13 | Leeuwarden | 9.0 |
| 14 | Arnhem | 8.8 |
| 15 | Nissewaard | 8.8 |
| 16 | Haarlem | 8.6 |
| 17 | Rotterdam | 8.5 |
| 18 | Ede | 8.5 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Nissewaard ranks 14 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Leeuwarden | 4.8% |
| 12 | Deventer | 4.8% |
| 13 | Enschede | 4.8% |
| 14 | Nissewaard | 4.7% |
| 15 | s-Hertogenbosch | 4.6% |
| 16 | Eindhoven | 4.6% |
| 17 | Zoetermeer | 4.5% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Nissewaard ranks 1 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)
Nissewaard ranks 19 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Leiden | 8.8 |
| 17 | Arnhem | 8.7 |
| 18 | Ede | 8.7 |
| 19 | Nissewaard | 8.6 |
| 20 | Zwolle | 8.6 |
| 21 | s-Gravenhage | 8.4 |
| 22 | Nijmegen | 8.0 |
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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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