Sharp increase in drownings in NL last year
5 years, 5 months ago

Sharp increase in drownings in NL last year

NL Times  

A total of 112 residents of the Netherlands drowned in the country last year, 27 more than in 2017, Statistics Netherlands reported on Monday. The number of drownings among children under the age of 10 remained stable at 8, the number of teenagers who drowned decreased from 9 in 2017 to 6 last year. Per 100 thousand inhabitants, Netherlands residents with a non-Western background drown three times as often as people with a Dutch background, according to the stats office. Between 2014 and 2018, a total of 1.44 persons per 100 thousand residents with a non-Western background drowned in the Netherlands, compared to 0.45 per 100 thousand residents with a Dutch background.

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Fewer murders in NL last year, more young victims
3 years, 3 months ago

Fewer murders in NL last year, more young victims

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A total of 121 people in the Netherlands were killed by violence last year, 77 men and 44 women. Though the number of young victims of murder or manslaughter under the age of 20 increased from 10 to 18, Statistics Netherlands reported on Monday. Of all the murders and manslaughter cases in the Netherlands last year, a quarter were committed …

107 NL residents drowned last year; Half of victims over 60
3 years, 5 months ago

107 NL residents drowned last year; Half of victims over 60

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Last year 107 Netherlands residents drowned, 31 more than in 2019. In the fifties, between 400 and 500 Netherlands residents drowned per year. Over the past ten years, an average of 7 young children drowned per year, mostly boys. In all age groups, the number of drownings was relatively high among first- and second generation immigrants with a non-Western background, …

Mortality decreasing in NL; Below expected deaths last week
3 years, 9 months ago

Mortality decreasing in NL; Below expected deaths last week

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An estimated 3,100 people died in the Netherlands last week, week 12 of 2021 between March 22 and 28. That is 100 fewer deaths than expected for this period, and about a hundred more deaths than the week before, Statistics Netherlands reported. The weekly mortality rate in the Netherlands increased to above expected levels in week 39 of 2020 and …

Mortality rate rising again after two week dip
3 years, 9 months ago

Mortality rate rising again after two week dip

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After two weeks of below-expected mortality, the number of deaths in the Netherlands increased again last week. In week ten of 2021, between March 8 and 14, an estimated 3,300 people died in the country - about the same number as expected for the week and 250 more than the week before, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday. The mortality rate …

Excess mortality in NL rising again
3 years, 10 months ago

Excess mortality in NL rising again

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Just a week after Statistics Netherlands reported that there was no excess mortality in the country for the first time since September, the stats office said on Friday that the number of deaths last week was again higher than expected for the period. Mortality in the Netherlands started increasing to above expected in week 39 of 2020, September 21 to …

No excess mortality for first time since September
3 years, 10 months ago

No excess mortality for first time since September

NL Times  

An estimated 3,400 people died in the Netherlands last week - about the same number of deaths that was expected for this period, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday. Last week was the first time since September that the Netherlands did not have excess mortality. The excess mortality has been decreasing slowly for some time, until it reached zero last week. …

Number of deaths in NL decreasing, now also in nursing homes
4 years, 8 months ago

Number of deaths in NL decreasing, now also in nursing homes

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The number of deaths per week in the Netherlands is still higher than average, but it is starting to decline and that decline is now also visible in nursing homes, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday. Up to and including the first 10 weeks of this year, up until March 8, an average of 759 people died per week in nursing- …

Around 5,000 people died in NL last week, 2,000 more than average
4 years, 8 months ago

Around 5,000 people died in NL last week, 2,000 more than average

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An estimated 5 thousand people died in the Netherlands last week, the 15th week of 2020 which spanned from April 6 to 12. In week 14 a total of 5,037 people died in the Netherlands, and 1,077 Covid-19 deaths were reported to the RIVM. "By looking at the total number of deaths per week as reported to Statistics Netherlands - …

Thirteen fatal falls in Netherlands per day
5 years, 1 month ago

Thirteen fatal falls in Netherlands per day

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Last year a total of 4,628 people in the Netherlands died within 30 days after an unfortunate fall, an increase of nearly 600 compared to 2017. That amounts to an average of 13 people dying due to a fall per day. Between 2013 and 2017, between 66 thousand and 70 thousand people were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained in …

Murders in Netherlands down by a quarter
5 years, 3 months ago

Murders in Netherlands down by a quarter

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The number of people killed in a crime in the Netherlands last year decreased by a quarter compared to 2017. Last year 119 people were victims of murder or manslaughter, 39 fewer than in 2017, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. In nearly 90 percent of the murder or manslaughter cases, the police had perpetrator or suspected perpetrator in sight, more …

108 people, including 4 students, killed in Netherlands this year
6 years ago

108 people, including 4 students, killed in Netherlands this year

NL Times  

Up until December 28th a total of 108 people were killed in the Netherlands in the year 2018. That is 51 less than last year, though it must be said that 2017 had an exceptionally high number of murder and manslaughter cases at 159, AD reports based on figures moordatlas.nl, which tracks the number of murder and manslaughter cases in …

More murders in Netherlands for first time in 5 years
6 years, 4 months ago

More murders in Netherlands for first time in 5 years

NL Times  

For the first time in five years, the number of people killed by murder or manslaughter in the Netherlands increased. Last year 158 people were killed in a crime, 50 more than in 2016, according to figures Statistics Netherlands released on Thursday. The number of male victims increased sharply last year, 112 compared to 76 in the previous year. "In …

86 Dutch drowned last year
6 years, 5 months ago

86 Dutch drowned last year

NL Times  

A total of 86 residents of the Netherlands drowned in the country last year, the same number as in 2016, according to figures Statistics Netherlands released on Thursday. Set against the Dutch population, that means that three times as many people with a non-western background drowned as people with a Dutch background. In all age groups, the number of people …

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