Health in Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands: official figures
In 2025, people in Sittard-Geleen lived an average of 0.8 km from a family doctor (huisarts), 9th shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Sittard-Geleen?
The average resident of Sittard-Geleen had 5.9 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 Sittard-Geleen?
The nearest hospital was an average 4.1 km away for people in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen in 2025, below the national figure of 7.2 km; that ranks 16th longest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there near Sittard-Geleen?
An average resident of Sittard-Geleen had 1.9 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 Sittard-Geleen?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 4.4 km from home in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Sittard-Geleen?
Sittard-Geleen recorded 13.0 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2025, above the national figure of 9.6 (the 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 Sittard-Geleen?
Cancer caused 27.6% of deaths among residents of Sittard-Geleen 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 Sittard-Geleen?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 26.2% of deaths in Sittard-Geleen in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Sittard-Geleen?
On 1 January 2026, 6.8% of residents of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen were 80 or older, the highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 6.2% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Sittard-Geleen?
The infant mortality rate was 3.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Sittard-Geleen?
There were 12.6 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 7.5 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Sittard-Geleen?
Of 1,479 deaths in Sittard-Geleen in 2024, 156 (11%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Sittard-Geleen?
5 people were killed in road accidents in Sittard-Geleen in 2020.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Sittard-Geleen compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Sittard-Geleen ranks 23 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 0.8 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 |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Sittard-Geleen ranks 16 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a hospital (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Alkmaar | 4.2 km |
| 14 | Breda | 4.2 km |
| 15 | Amersfoort | 4.1 km |
| 16 | Sittard-Geleen | 4.1 km |
| 17 | Venlo | 4.0 km |
| 18 | Deventer | 3.9 km |
| 19 | Utrecht | 3.7 km |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Sittard-Geleen ranks 1 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sittard-Geleen | 13.0 |
| 2 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 12.9 |
| 3 | Venlo | 11.2 |
| 4 | Apeldoorn | 11.0 |
| 5 | Maastricht | 10.5 |
| 6 | s-Hertogenbosch | 9.8 |
| 7 | Alkmaar | 9.6 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Sittard-Geleen ranks 1 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sittard-Geleen | 6.8% |
| 2 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 6.6% |
| 3 | Maastricht | 6.2% |
| 4 | Venlo | 5.9% |
| 5 | Apeldoorn | 5.7% |
| 6 | Breda | 5.3% |
| 7 | Alphen aan den | 5.1% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Sittard-Geleen ranks 9 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Tilburg | 3.9 |
| 7 | Enschede | 3.8 |
| 8 | Utrecht | 3.7 |
| 9 | Sittard-Geleen | 3.4 |
| 10 | Venlo | 3.4 |
| 11 | Rotterdam | 3.3 |
| 12 | Zoetermeer | 3.2 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Sittard-Geleen ranks 1 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sittard-Geleen | 12.6 |
| 2 | Apeldoorn | 11.0 |
| 3 | Haarlem | 10.7 |
| 4 | Venlo | 10.4 |
| 5 | Enschede | 10.2 |
| 6 | Maastricht | 10.2 |
| 7 | Breda | 10.1 |
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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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