The dashboard gives a daily update on the number of reported deaths from COVID-19. But this figure does not say how many people have died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Why is that?

What’s meant by number of reported deaths? 

Coronavirus does not affect everyone to the same extent. Older people are more likely to die from COVID-19. This can be seen in the graph ‘COVID-19 deaths by age’.

How coronavirus affects young and old

Not all people who die from COVID-19 have been tested for the coronavirus. That is why you do not see it in the mortality rate. Nevertheless, you can see these numbers reflected in the statistics, for example by looking at the excess mortality.

What is excess mortality?

Information on the development of coronavirus in the Netherlands.

Coronavirus Dashboard | COVID-19 | Government.nl

From 1 January 2023, the GGD will no longer collect additional information of people with a positive corona test result. The figures below are no longer updated. Read more about this in Coronadashboard data explained.

These figures show how many COVID-19 patients were reported to have died. This gives us an idea of ​​the impact of the virus. The actual number of deceased patients may be higher because not all people who are infected with corona get tested. Also, there is no strict obligation to report deaths from coronavirus.

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.

Number of COVID-19 patients reported as deceased

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

Total number of COVID-19 patients reported as deceased

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

Reported deceased patients due to COVID 19 over time

Mortality

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. The graph is updated daily and includes all deaths since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please note that RIVM does not specify the age distribution for those aged under 50 to prevent traceability to individuals.

Graph with percentages for the distribution of the population and the distribution of age groups tested positively.

Percentage of the entire Dutch population

Percentage of all deaths from COVID-19

COVID-19 deaths by age

The graphs below are no longer updated. More information and data files are available in Coronadashboard data explained.

Archived graphs

Mortality due to corona reported by the CBS

This graph shows whether more or fewer people died than expected. Excess mortality occurs when more people pass away than expected. The dark blue line shows how many people passed away per week. The light blue line and the strip around it show how much mortality CBS had expected based on previous years.

Mortality per week

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) shows how many people have died. CBS compares this number with the expected number of deaths based on recent years. Not all patients are tested and there is no longer an obligation to report deaths from corona. As a result, the information from CBS provides a more complete picture than mortality from corona reported to the GGD.