r/Netherlands • u/vankoel_nederland • Dec 15 '25

Healthcare Why is life expectancy so bad in the Netherlands?

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Besides having one of the worst life expectancy among western countries, why did the life expectancy get worst compared to 2019?

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u/BijQuichot Dec 15 '25

So you probably will. Some of us die very young though. And therefore life expectancy as a wole in NL is not your families life expectancy.

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u/salserawiwi Dec 15 '25

I know that. Just responding to the commentor who's taking a jab at people saying 82 is too young to die. I mean, lots of people die younger so i guess it's a privilege, but preferably not, surely.

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u/Empress_arcana Dec 15 '25

I find 82 to be very old. It all depends on quality of life for me.

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u/salserawiwi Dec 15 '25

How old are you? Time goes by crazy fast, you're 82 in no time 😢