Health in Utrecht, Netherlands: official figures
The nearest GP practice was on average 0.7 km by road from home for residents of Utrecht in 2025, below the national figure of 1.1 km; that is 5th shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Utrecht?
The average resident of Utrecht had 12.9 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 Utrecht?
Residents of Utrecht lived on average 3.7 km by road from the nearest hospital in 2025, 13th 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 Utrecht?
An average resident of Utrecht had 8.5 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 Utrecht?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 3.9 km from home in Utrecht in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Utrecht?
The crude death rate in Utrecht was 5.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, the 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 Utrecht?
Cancer caused 25.1% of deaths among residents of Utrecht 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 Utrecht?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 20.0% of deaths in Utrecht in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Utrecht?
People aged 80 or over, the group that uses most care, made up 2.6% of the population of Utrecht on 1 January 2026, below the national figure of 5.3%; that is 2nd lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, about the same as in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Utrecht?
The infant mortality rate was 3.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Utrecht?
There were 6.2 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 11.3 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Utrecht?
Of 2,947 deaths in Utrecht in 2024, 464 (16%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Utrecht?
10 people were killed in road accidents in Utrecht in 2020.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Utrecht compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Utrecht ranks 27 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 29 | Amsterdam | 0.6 km |
| 30 | Haarlem | 0.6 km |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Utrecht ranks 19 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a hospital (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Sittard-Geleen | 4.1 km |
| 17 | Venlo | 4.0 km |
| 18 | Deventer | 3.9 km |
| 19 | Utrecht | 3.7 km |
| 20 | Maastricht | 3.7 km |
| 21 | Groningen | 3.6 km |
| 22 | Rotterdam | 3.4 km |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Utrecht ranks 31 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | s-Gravenhage | 8.0 |
| 26 | Groningen | 7.9 |
| 27 | Amersfoort | 7.6 |
| 28 | Haarlemmermeer | 7.2 |
| 29 | Amsterdam | 6.4 |
| 30 | Almere | 6.0 |
| 31 | Utrecht | 5.5 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Utrecht ranks 30 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Leiden | 3.9% |
| 26 | Groningen | 3.7% |
| 27 | Arnhem | 3.7% |
| 28 | s-Gravenhage | 3.6% |
| 29 | Amsterdam | 3.0% |
| 30 | Utrecht | 2.6% |
| 31 | Almere | 2.3% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Utrecht ranks 8 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Apeldoorn | 4.1 |
| 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 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Utrecht ranks 28 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Groningen | 7.9 |
| 24 | Zoetermeer | 7.9 |
| 25 | Amersfoort | 7.8 |
| 26 | Haarlemmermeer | 7.1 |
| 27 | Amsterdam | 6.7 |
| 28 | Utrecht | 6.2 |
| 29 | Almere | 5.6 |
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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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