Health in Rotterdam, Netherlands: official figures
In 2025, people in the municipality of Rotterdam lived an average of 0.7 km from a family doctor (huisarts), 7th shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Rotterdam?
The average resident of the municipality of Rotterdam had 15.7 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 Rotterdam?
The nearest hospital was an average 3.4 km away for people in Rotterdam in 2025, below the national figure of 7.2 km; that ranks 10th shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there near Rotterdam?
An average resident of Rotterdam had 9.7 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 Rotterdam?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 4.2 km from home in Rotterdam in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Rotterdam?
Rotterdam recorded 8.5 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2025, below the national figure of 9.6 (15th 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 Rotterdam?
Cancer caused 25.5% of deaths among residents of Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 20.5% of deaths in Rotterdam in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Rotterdam?
On 1 January 2026, 3.9% of residents of Rotterdam were 80 or older, 9th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, down from 4.0% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Rotterdam?
The infant mortality rate was 3.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Rotterdam?
There were 9.3 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 10.0 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Rotterdam?
Of 11,819 deaths in Rotterdam in 2024, 1,567 (13%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Rotterdam?
24 people were killed in road accidents in Rotterdam in 2020.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 84% of people in Rotterdam were satisfied with health care services, doctors and hospitals (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Rotterdam compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Rotterdam ranks 25 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 28 | Maastricht | 0.7 km |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Rotterdam ranks 22 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a hospital (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Utrecht | 3.7 km |
| 20 | Maastricht | 3.7 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 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Rotterdam ranks 17 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Arnhem | 8.8 |
| 15 | Nissewaard | 8.8 |
| 16 | Haarlem | 8.6 |
| 17 | Rotterdam | 8.5 |
| 18 | Ede | 8.5 |
| 19 | Zwolle | 8.5 |
| 20 | Zoetermeer | 8.5 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Rotterdam ranks 23 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Zwolle | 4.3% |
| 21 | Haarlemmermeer | 4.3% |
| 22 | Amersfoort | 4.0% |
| 23 | Rotterdam | 3.9% |
| 24 | Nijmegen | 3.9% |
| 25 | Leiden | 3.9% |
| 26 | Groningen | 3.7% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Rotterdam ranks 11 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Utrecht | 3.7 |
| 9 | Sittard-Geleen | 3.4 |
| 10 | Venlo | 3.4 |
| 11 | Rotterdam | 3.3 |
| 12 | Zoetermeer | 3.2 |
| 13 | Zaanstad | 3.1 |
| 14 | s-Gravenhage | 3.1 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Rotterdam ranks 13 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Alkmaar | 9.4 |
| 11 | Leeuwarden | 9.3 |
| 12 | Zaanstad | 9.3 |
| 13 | Rotterdam | 9.3 |
| 14 | Tilburg | 9.2 |
| 15 | Eindhoven | 9.0 |
| 16 | Leiden | 8.8 |
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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_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
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