Infections

Deaths

These figures show how many COVID-19 patients have been reported to have died. This gives us an idea of ​​the impact of the virus. The actual number of COVID-19 patients that died may be higher because not all people with COVID-19 get tested and there is no requirement for reporting deaths due to COVID-19.

Last values obtained on Tuesday, 16 November. Is updated on a daily basis.

Source: RIVM

Number of COVID-19 patients reported dead

35
19 more than the previous value

This figure shows the number of COVID-19 patients reported dead to the GGD, per day. It includes late reports of deaths that occurred in the preceding days.

Value of Tuesday, 16 November · Source: RIVM

Total number of COVID-19 patients reported dead

18,785

This figure shows the number of COVID-19 patients reported dead, since the reporting of COVID-19 deaths started.

Value of Tuesday, 16 November · Source: RIVM

Number of reported deaths from COVID-19 over time

This graph shows the number of COVID-19 patients reported dead. The graph also shows averages over the past seven days.

This graph shows the number of COVID-19 patients reported dead. The graph also shows averages over the past seven days. Use the keyboard to navigate through the time in the graph. With the left and right arrow keys you can move backwards and forwards in time. Use the left angle bracket < to go back and the right angle bracket > to go forward. With page-up and page-down you make bigger steps. Use the Home key and End key to go to the beginning and end of the timeline.
  • Average number over the past seven days
  • Reported number of deceased patients

Source: RIVM

COVID-19 deaths by age

The blue bars on the right of this graph show the age distribution of people who have died with COVID 19. The grey bars on the left show how large each age group is in relation to the entire Dutch population. Taken together, the blue and grey bars show whether there are proportionately more or fewer COVID-19 deaths in each age group. If, for example, the graph shows that people in their sixties represent 12% of the Dutch population (grey bar) and that this same group represents 10% of the people in the Netherlands who have died with COVID-19 (blue bar), that means there are proportionately fewer deaths with COVID-19 among people in their sixties. The graph is updated daily and includes all deaths since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please note that RIVM groups COVID-19 deaths among people younger than 50 together; the low numbers could otherwise be traceable back to individual people.

The bars on the right of this graph show the age distribution of people who have died with COVID 19. The bars on the left show how large each age group is in relation to the entire Dutch population. Taken together, both bars together show whether there are proportionately more or fewer COVID-19 deaths in each age group. Use the keyboard to navigate through the time in the graph. With the left and right arrow keys you can move backwards and forwards in time. Use the left angle bracket < to go back and the right angle bracket > to go forward. With page-up and page-down you make bigger steps. Use the Home key and End key to go to the beginning and end of the timeline.
Verdeling leeftijdsgroepen in NederlandDeaths by age group90+80 – 8970 – 7960 – 6950 – 590 – 49 *0%20%40%60%0%20%40%60%

* This value is larger than shown in the graph

Value of Tuesday, 16 November · Source: RIVM

Excess mortality

The national office Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publishes data on the total number of deaths and compares this to the predicted number of deaths. If more deaths occur than predicted, these are considered excess deaths. This graph may show a more complete picture of COVID-19 related deaths than the numbers reported by the GGD because not everyone who dies from COVID-19 has been tested for it.

Last values obtained on Friday, 12 November. Is updated on a weekly basis.

Source: CBS

In October 1,250 people died more than expected

In October more people died every week than expected, there was excess mortality in all weeks. In total, 1,250 more people died than expected for this month. Mortality was particularly high among the over-80s and Long-term Care Act (Wlz) users. In the last week of October (week 43, 25 to 31 October 2021), it is estimated that almost 3,350 people died. That is more than 450 more than expected for this period. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this on the basis of the provisional death figures per week. (Read the article in Dutch)

Total number of deaths per week

This graph shows whether the number of deaths in a given week is higher or lower than expected. The dark blue line shows the number of deaths per week since 16 March 2020. The light blue line and the shaded area show the number of deaths predicted by Statistics Netherlands based on the number of people who died in each given week in previous years.

This graph shows whether the number of deaths in a given week is higher or lower than expected. The line ‘Actual mortality’ shows the number of deaths per week since 16 March 2020. The line ‘Predected mortality’and the area around the line show the number of deaths predicted by Statistics Netherlands based on the number of people who died in each given week in previous years. Use the keyboard to navigate through the time in the graph. With the left and right arrow keys you can move backwards and forwards in time. Use the left angle bracket < to go back and the right angle bracket > to go forward. With page-up and page-down you make bigger steps. Use the Home key and End key to go to the beginning and end of the timeline.
  • Predicted mortality
  • Actual mortality
  • Range of predicted mortality

Source: CBS

Deaths attributed to COVID 19, according to CBS

The national office Statistics Netherlands (CBS) analyses causes of death in the Netherlands. One cause of death is COVID 19. From July every quarter CBS publishes data on the causes of death from the last known month; such figures are from approximately three months earlier. Alongside this data, CBS reports the number of deaths attributed to COVID 19 since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

In a separate article we explain how these figures are calculated and why they differ from the figures on the Coronavirus Dashboard. Read more