Health in Zaanstad, Netherlands: official figures
In 2025, people in the municipality of Zaanstad lived an average of 0.9 km from a family doctor (huisarts), 15th longest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Zaanstad?
The average resident of the municipality of Zaanstad had 7.4 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 Zaanstad?
The nearest hospital was an average 5.0 km away for people in Zaanstad in 2025, below the national figure of 7.2 km; that ranks 8th longest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there near Zaanstad?
An average resident of Zaanstad had 8.8 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 Zaanstad?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 5.0 km from home in Zaanstad in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Zaanstad?
Zaanstad recorded 9.3 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2025, below the national figure of 9.6 (11th 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 Zaanstad?
Cancer caused 28.0% of deaths among residents of Zaanstad 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 Zaanstad?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 22.3% of deaths in Zaanstad in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Zaanstad?
On 1 January 2026, 4.9% of residents of Zaanstad were 80 or older, 10th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 4.4% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Zaanstad?
The infant mortality rate was 3.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Zaanstad?
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 Zaanstad?
Of 1,499 deaths in Zaanstad in 2024, 197 (13%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Zaanstad?
1 people were killed in road accidents in Zaanstad in 2020.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Zaanstad compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Zaanstad ranks 15 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Nijmegen | 0.9 km |
| 13 | Apeldoorn | 0.9 km |
| 14 | Enschede | 0.9 km |
| 15 | Zaanstad | 0.9 km |
| 16 | Zoetermeer | 0.9 km |
| 17 | Alphen aan den | 0.9 km |
| 18 | Eindhoven | 0.8 km |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Zaanstad ranks 8 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a hospital (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 5.4 km |
| 6 | Arnhem | 5.3 km |
| 7 | Almere | 5.0 km |
| 8 | Zaanstad | 5.0 km |
| 9 | Ede | 4.8 km |
| 10 | Leeuwarden | 4.7 km |
| 11 | Tilburg | 4.5 km |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Zaanstad ranks 11 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Breda | 9.6 |
| 9 | Enschede | 9.5 |
| 10 | Tilburg | 9.4 |
| 11 | Zaanstad | 9.3 |
| 12 | Deventer | 9.1 |
| 13 | Leeuwarden | 9.0 |
| 14 | Arnhem | 8.8 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Zaanstad ranks 10 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Alphen aan den | 5.1% |
| 8 | Alkmaar | 5.1% |
| 9 | Ede | 5.0% |
| 10 | Zaanstad | 4.9% |
| 11 | Leeuwarden | 4.8% |
| 12 | Deventer | 4.8% |
| 13 | Enschede | 4.8% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Zaanstad ranks 13 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Venlo | 3.4 |
| 11 | Rotterdam | 3.3 |
| 12 | Zoetermeer | 3.2 |
| 13 | Zaanstad | 3.1 |
| 14 | s-Gravenhage | 3.1 |
| 15 | Amersfoort | 2.8 |
| 16 | Alkmaar | 2.8 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Zaanstad ranks 12 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | s-Hertogenbosch | 9.4 |
| 10 | Alkmaar | 9.4 |
| 11 | Leeuwarden | 9.3 |
| 12 | Zaanstad | 9.3 |
| 13 | Rotterdam | 9.3 |
| 14 | Tilburg | 9.2 |
| 15 | Eindhoven | 9.0 |
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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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