Total number defaulters on health insurance in the Netherlands 2010-2018, by gender
Dutch health insurance system as it is now was introduced in 2006 and combines elements of both public as well as private insurance. It is mandatory to have at least a basic health insurance (in Dutch: basisverzekering) when you work in the Netherlands, because healthcare is funded through taxation of income.
This statistic shows the total number of defaulters on health insurance, by gender, in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2018. In 2018, approximately 127,000 Dutch men of 18 years or older did not pay the fee for their health insurance for at least six months. The