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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Prescribed medicines usage in the Netherlands 2022, by type
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).
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 5 Jun 2024, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/544017/prescribed-medicine-usage-in-the-netherlands-by-type/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
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: /statistics/544017/prescribed-medicine-usage-in-the-netherlands-by-type/
