One in eight deaths in 2020 attributed to coronavirus
See more DutchNews articles in your Google search results
See more DutchNews articles in your Google search results
Add as a favourite source on Google Add DutchNews as a favourite source on Google
One in eight deaths in 2020 was caused by the coronavirus, according to the Dutch statistics office.
A total of 168,678 Dutch residents died last year, around 20,000 of them from Covid-19, reports the CBS.
The total death rate was around 16,800 higher than in 2019.
Cancer and other tumours were still the largest cause, representing almost 28% of deaths, and then heart and vascular conditions.
Unnatural deaths rose slightly, with more accidental falls. Just over 10 deaths in every 100,000 are a result of suicide.
When the CBS compared suicides from 1950 to 2020, it also found that older people and especially men were vulnerable.
Thank you for donating to DutchNews.nl.
We could not provide the Dutch News service, and keep it free of charge, without the generous support of our readers. Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter, and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day.
Make a donation