Health in Zoetermeer, Netherlands: official figures
In 2025, people in the municipality of Zoetermeer lived an average of 0.9 km from a family doctor (huisarts), 16th longest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
How many GP practices are there in Zoetermeer?
The average resident of the municipality of Zoetermeer had 7.2 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 Zoetermeer?
The nearest hospital was an average 3.4 km away for people in Zoetermeer in 2025, below the national figure of 7.2 km; that ranks 9th shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there near Zoetermeer?
An average resident of Zoetermeer had 12.5 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 Zoetermeer?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 3.4 km from home in Zoetermeer in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Zoetermeer?
Zoetermeer recorded 8.5 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2025, below the national figure of 9.6 (12th 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 Zoetermeer?
Cancer caused 30.7% of deaths among residents of Zoetermeer 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 Zoetermeer?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 22.7% of deaths in Zoetermeer in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in Zoetermeer?
On 1 January 2026, 4.5% of residents of Zoetermeer were 80 or older, 15th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 3.9% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Zoetermeer?
The infant mortality rate was 3.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Zoetermeer?
There were 7.9 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 9.7 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Zoetermeer?
Of 1,016 deaths in Zoetermeer in 2024, 127 (12%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Zoetermeer?
1 people were killed in road accidents in Zoetermeer in 2020.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Zoetermeer compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Zoetermeer ranks 16 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19 | Tilburg | 0.8 km |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Zoetermeer ranks 23 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a hospital (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 |
| 26 | Amsterdam | 3.1 km |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Zoetermeer ranks 20 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Rotterdam | 8.5 |
| 18 | Ede | 8.5 |
| 19 | Zwolle | 8.5 |
| 20 | Zoetermeer | 8.5 |
| 21 | Alphen aan den | 8.5 |
| 22 | Eindhoven | 8.3 |
| 23 | Nijmegen | 8.2 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Zoetermeer ranks 17 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Nissewaard | 4.7% |
| 15 | s-Hertogenbosch | 4.6% |
| 16 | Eindhoven | 4.6% |
| 17 | Zoetermeer | 4.5% |
| 18 | Tilburg | 4.4% |
| 19 | Haarlem | 4.4% |
| 20 | Zwolle | 4.3% |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Zoetermeer ranks 12 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 15 | Amersfoort | 2.8 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Zoetermeer ranks 24 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | s-Gravenhage | 8.4 |
| 22 | Nijmegen | 8.0 |
| 23 | Groningen | 7.9 |
| 24 | Zoetermeer | 7.9 |
| 25 | Amersfoort | 7.8 |
| 26 | Haarlemmermeer | 7.1 |
| 27 | Amsterdam | 6.7 |
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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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