Netherlands

In brief

HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 0.1% (2023). World rank 1 of 153 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 30. Access to safe drinking water: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 206 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 47. Access to clean cooking fuels: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 192 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 43. From 2014 to 2024: health spending 10.5% → 10% (share of GDP), health spending per person $5,602 → $6,845, and out-of-pocket health spending 11.6% → 11.8% (share of total). Better than all its neighbours (Belgium and Germany): higher education enrolment, HIV prevalence, diabetes prevalence, adults who use tobacco, and overweight adults. Worse than all its neighbours (Belgium and Germany): nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, hospital beds per 1,000 people, children vaccinated against measles, access to basic sanitation, and infant deaths per 1,000 births.