This statistic displays the share of individuals using prescribed medicine in the Netherlands from 2020 to 2022, by type. It shows that iroughly two-thirds of the population in the Netherlands are prescribed drugs every year, with the largest group using antibiotics (nearly 18 percent).
Share of individuals using prescribed medicines in the Netherlands from 2020 to 2022, by type
The source adds the following information: "the number of persons prescribed drugs that are reimbursed under compulsory health care insurance, expressed as a percentage of the total population. The total population consists of all people registered in the municipal population register (GBA) in the year under review."
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (June 5, 2024). Share of individuals using prescribed medicines in the Netherlands from 2020 to 2022, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/544017/prescribed-medicine-usage-in-the-netherlands-by-type/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Share of individuals using prescribed medicines in the Netherlands from 2020 to 2022, by type." Chart. June 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/544017/prescribed-medicine-usage-in-the-netherlands-by-type/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2024). Share of individuals using prescribed medicines in the Netherlands from 2020 to 2022, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/544017/prescribed-medicine-usage-in-the-netherlands-by-type/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Share of Individuals Using Prescribed Medicines in The Netherlands from 2020 to 2022, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/544017/prescribed-medicine-usage-in-the-netherlands-by-type/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Share of individuals using prescribed medicines in the Netherlands from 2020 to 2022, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/544017/prescribed-medicine-usage-in-the-netherlands-by-type/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Share of individuals using prescribed medicines in the Netherlands from 2020 to 2022, by type [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, June 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/544017/prescribed-medicine-usage-in-the-netherlands-by-type/
