Different sources, both internal and external to Statistics Netherlands

Summary

Strengths: The data source provides information about complete health and social care coverage. It is the basis for medium term forecasts on healthcare of the CPB (official economic forecasts) and is the basis for the Cost-of-Illness studies of RIVM (breakdown also to population classes!). Weaknesses: The dataset provides only expenditure data and no cost data, as well as no data for pharmaceutical and medical equipment industries, given the methodology of the System of Health Accounts.

Type of data

Data Source
Other, please specify

Type of Study
Crosssection regular

Data gathering method
Other: Integration of different types of data sources

Access to data

Conditions of access
Statistics publicly accessible through www.cbs.nl

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Aggregated tables

Formats available
Excel

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Data was collected between 1972 and 2011; data collection is ongoing and is scheduled to continue at some point in the future. (Sample size: Not applicable)

First year of collection
1972

Stratification if applicable
Not applicable

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Organizations involved in provision of health care, social care and welfare

Age range
No age restrictions

Statistical representativeness
Other, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Brief overview of: Expenditures on health services (National health care accounts) (macroeconomic)

Linkage

Standardisation
International figures according to System of Health Accounts

Possibility of linkage among databases
Not applicable

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable

Breaks
Break partly in 1998. International comparable data is available from 2005 onwards (System of Health Accounts definitions and scope available). The previous years, 1998-2004, will be adjusted in the near future to become internationally comparable.

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
Consistent time series from 1998 onward; older series have been adjusted from 1972 onwards, but are less detailed.

Governance

Contact information
Department of Health and Care
Statistics Netherlands
Henri Faasdreef 312
2492 JP Den Haag Netherlands Phone: Infoservice: 003188 570 70 70
Email: info(at)cbs.nl
Url:

Timeliness, transparency
Data is collected twice each year.