Health in Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (North Brabant, Netherlands): official figures
The nearest GP practice was on average 1.1 km by road from home for residents of Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant in 2025, level with the national figure of 1.1 km; that is 15th shortest among the 40 COROP areas.
How many GP practices are there in the Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant region?
The average resident of Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant had 6.1 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 the Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant region?
Residents of Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant lived on average 6.6 km by road from the nearest hospital in 2025, 13th shortest among the 40 COROP areas and below the national figure of 7.2 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there near the Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant region?
An average resident of Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant had 4.1 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 the Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant region?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 6.8 km from home in Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant in 2024, below the national figure of 7.0 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in the Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant region?
The crude death rate in Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant was 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, 14th lowest among the 40 COROP areas; 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 the Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant region?
Cancer caused 26.8% of deaths among residents of Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant 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 the Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant region?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 23.2% of deaths in Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in the Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant region?
People aged 80 or over, the group that uses most care, made up 5.6% of the population of Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant on 1 January 2026, above the national figure of 5.3%; that is 19th lowest among the 40 COROP areas, up from 5.1% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant ranks 26 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average road distance to a GP practice (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Arnhem/Nijmegen | 1.1 km |
| 24 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 1.1 km |
| 25 | West-Noord-Brabant | 1.1 km |
| 26 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | 1.1 km |
| 27 | Utrecht | 1.0 km |
| 28 | Oost-Zuid-Holland | 1.0 km |
| 29 | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland | 1.0 km |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant ranks 28 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average road distance to a hospital (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Midden-Limburg | 6.9 km |
| 26 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 6.7 km |
| 27 | Midden-Noord-Brabant | 6.6 km |
| 28 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | 6.6 km |
| 29 | Zuid-Limburg | 6.3 km |
| 30 | Utrecht | 6.2 km |
| 31 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 6.1 km |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant ranks 27 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland | 9.7 |
| 25 | Midden-Noord-Brabant | 9.7 |
| 26 | Veluwe | 9.6 |
| 27 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | 9.6 |
| 28 | Zaanstreek | 9.5 |
| 29 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 9.5 |
| 30 | Zuidwest-Overijssel | 9.4 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant ranks 22 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Noord-Friesland | 5.7% |
| 20 | Twente | 5.7% |
| 21 | Agglomeratie Haarlem | 5.7% |
| 22 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | 5.6% |
| 23 | Veluwe | 5.5% |
| 24 | Noordoost-Noord-Brabant | 5.5% |
| 25 | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland | 5.5% |
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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…)
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