Health insurance defaulters in the Netherlands 2018-2022, by gender
In 2022, the majority of health insurance defaulters in the Netherlands were male. The 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.
