Health in Venlo, Netherlands: official figures
The nearest GP practice was on average 1.1 km by road from home for residents of Venlo in 2025, level with the national figure of 1.1 km; that is 4th longest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Venlo?
The average resident of Venlo had 3.6 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 Venlo?
Residents of Venlo lived on average 4.0 km by road from the nearest hospital in 2025, 15th 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 Venlo?
An average resident of the municipality of Venlo had 1.1 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 Venlo?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 4.1 km from home in Venlo in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Venlo?
The crude death rate in the municipality of Venlo was 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, 3rd highest 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 Venlo?
Cancer caused 26.4% of deaths among residents of the municipality of Venlo 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 Venlo?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 23.4% of deaths in the municipality of Venlo in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Venlo?
People aged 80 or over, the group that uses most care, made up 5.9% of the population of Venlo on 1 January 2026, above the national figure of 5.3%; that is 4th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 5.5% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Venlo?
The infant mortality rate was 3.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Venlo?
There were 10.4 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 8.6 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Venlo?
Of 1,082 deaths in Venlo in 2024, 159 (15%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Venlo?
3 people were killed in road accidents in Venlo in 2020.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Venlo compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Venlo ranks 4 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeuwarden | 1.4 km |
| 2 | Ede | 1.2 km |
| 3 | Haarlemmermeer | 1.1 km |
| 4 | Venlo | 1.1 km |
| 5 | Deventer | 1.1 km |
| 6 | Alkmaar | 1.0 km |
| 7 | Almere | 1.0 km |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Venlo ranks 17 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a hospital (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 |
| 20 | Maastricht | 3.7 km |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Venlo ranks 3 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)
Venlo ranks 4 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)
Venlo ranks 10 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 13 | Zaanstad | 3.1 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Venlo ranks 4 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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