Health in Zaanstreek (North Holland, Netherlands): official figures
The nearest GP practice was on average 0.9 km by road from home for residents of the Zaanstreek COROP area in 2025, below the national figure of 1.1 km; that is 10th shortest among the 40 COROP areas.
How many GP practices are there in the Zaanstreek region?
The average resident of the Zaanstreek COROP area 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 Zaanstreek region?
Residents of Zaanstreek lived on average 5.2 km by road from the nearest hospital in 2025, 7th 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 Zaanstreek region?
An average resident of the Zaanstreek COROP area had 8.5 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 the Zaanstreek region?
The nearest out-of-hours GP post (huisartsenpost) was on average 5.2 km from home in Zaanstreek 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 Zaanstreek region?
The crude death rate in the Zaanstreek COROP area was 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, 13th 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 Zaanstreek region?
Cancer caused 28.4% of deaths among residents of the Zaanstreek COROP area 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 the Zaanstreek region?
Heart and circulatory diseases accounted for 23.2% of deaths in the Zaanstreek COROP area in 2024, against 22.2% nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in the Zaanstreek region?
People aged 80 or over, the group that uses most care, made up 5.1% of the population of Zaanstreek on 1 January 2026, below the national figure of 5.3%; that is 10th lowest among the 40 COROP areas, up from 4.5% in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow Zaanstreek compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands
Average road distance to a GP practice (km) (2025)
Zaanstreek ranks 31 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average road distance to a GP practice (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Oost-Zuid-Holland | 1.0 km |
| 29 | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland | 1.0 km |
| 30 | Midden-Noord-Brabant | 1.0 km |
| 31 | Zaanstreek | 0.9 km |
| 32 | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek | 0.9 km |
| 33 | Groot-Rijnmond | 0.9 km |
| 34 | Zuid-Limburg | 0.9 km |
Average road distance to a hospital (km) (2025)
Zaanstreek ranks 34 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average road distance to a hospital (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 6.1 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 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Zaanstreek ranks 28 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 31 | Zuidwest-Gelderland | 9.1 |
Residents aged 80 or older (%) (2026)
Zaanstreek ranks 31 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 80 or older (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Midden-Noord-Brabant | 5.3% |
| 29 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 5.3% |
| 30 | Arnhem/Nijmegen | 5.1% |
| 31 | Zaanstreek | 5.1% |
| 32 | Noord-Overijssel | 4.9% |
| 33 | Zuidwest-Gelderland | 4.8% |
| 34 | Groot-Rijnmond | 4.7% |
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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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