In August of 2023, the excess mortality rate of the Netherlands stood at 9.4 percent, indicating that 9.4 percent more people died than in the baseline period. This is after a significant peak in April of 2020, following the outbreak of the coronovirus (COVID-19).
Excess mortality in the Netherlands from January 2020 to August 2023
Characteristic
Excess mortality (differences versus average montly deaths 2016 to 2019)
Aug 23*
9.4%
Jul 23*
6.2%
Jun 23*
14.4%
May 23*
7.8%
Apr 23*
10%
Mar 23*
12.5%
Feb 23*
4.3%
Jan 23*
13.5%
Dec 22
23.9%
Nov 22
13.3%
Oct 22
19.4%
Sep 22
13%
Aug 22
15.2%
Jul 22
15.2%
Jun 22
14.1%
May 22
11.1%
Apr 22
19.2%
Mar 22
8.9%
Feb 22
-1.4%
Jan 22
-0.7%
Dec 21
31.9%
Nov 21
35.2%
Oct 21
14.7%
Sep 21
12.5%
Aug 21
11%
Jul 21
5.7%
Jun 21
7.2%
May 21
7.8%
Apr 21
10.6%
Mar 21
-2.7%
Feb 21
3.6%
Jan 21
18.6%
Dec 20*
23%
Nov 20
20.5%
Oct 20
18.4%
Sep 20
5.8%
Aug 20
8.6%
Jul 20
-2.5%
Jun 20
0.9%
May 20
4.4%
Apr 20
53.8%
Mar 20
14.9%
Feb 20
-4.1%
Jan 20
-3.9%
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Eurostat. (October 17, 2023). Excess mortality in the Netherlands from January 2020 to August 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361612/netherlands-excess-mortality/
Eurostat. "Excess mortality in the Netherlands from January 2020 to August 2023." Chart. October 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361612/netherlands-excess-mortality/
Eurostat. (2023). Excess mortality in the Netherlands from January 2020 to August 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361612/netherlands-excess-mortality/
Eurostat. "Excess Mortality in The Netherlands from January 2020 to August 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361612/netherlands-excess-mortality/
Eurostat, Excess mortality in the Netherlands from January 2020 to August 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361612/netherlands-excess-mortality/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Excess mortality in the Netherlands from January 2020 to August 2023 [Graph], Eurostat, October 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361612/netherlands-excess-mortality/
