Health in IJmond (North Holland, Netherlands): official figures
The nearest GP practice was on average 0.8 km by road from home for residents of IJmond in 2025, below the national figure of 1.1 km; that is 6th shortest among the 40 COROP areas.
How many GP practices are there in the IJmond region?
The average resident of IJmond had 7.1 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 IJmond region?
Residents of the IJmond COROP area lived on average 5.0 km by road from the nearest hospital in 2025, 6th 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 IJmond region?
An average resident of IJmond had 4.7 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 IJmond region?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 5.1 km from home in the IJmond COROP area 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 IJmond region?
The crude death rate in IJmond was 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, 12th highest 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 IJmond region?
Cancer caused 27.4% of deaths among residents of IJmond 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 IJmond region?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 21.7% of deaths in IJmond in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in the IJmond region?
People aged 80 or over, the group that uses most care, made up 6.0% of the population of the IJmond COROP area on 1 January 2026, above the national figure of 5.3%; that is 16th highest among the 40 COROP areas, up from 5.6% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow IJmond compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
IJmond ranks 35 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average road distance to a GP practice (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek | 0.9 km |
| 33 | Groot-Rijnmond | 0.9 km |
| 34 | Zuid-Limburg | 0.9 km |
| 35 | IJmond | 0.8 km |
| 36 | Groot-Amsterdam | 0.8 km |
| 37 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 0.8 km |
| 38 | Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage | 0.8 km |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
IJmond ranks 35 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average road distance to a hospital (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Groot-Rijnmond | 5.5 km |
| 33 | Delft en Westland | 5.4 km |
| 34 | Zaanstreek | 5.2 km |
| 35 | IJmond | 5.0 km |
| 36 | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek | 4.9 km |
| 37 | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland | 4.3 km |
| 38 | Groot-Amsterdam | 3.9 km |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
IJmond ranks 12 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Noord-Drenthe | 11.5 |
| 10 | Zuidwest-Friesland | 11.2 |
| 11 | Zuidoost-Friesland | 11.1 |
| 12 | IJmond | 11.1 |
| 13 | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek | 10.9 |
| 14 | Overig Zeeland | 10.9 |
| 15 | West-Noord-Brabant | 10.8 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
IJmond ranks 16 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Zuidoost-Drenthe | 6.2% |
| 14 | Noord-Limburg | 6.2% |
| 15 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 6.0% |
| 16 | IJmond | 6.0% |
| 17 | Kop van Noord-Holland | 5.8% |
| 18 | West-Noord-Brabant | 5.8% |
| 19 | Noord-Friesland | 5.7% |
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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…)
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