Dutch travellers and expats have a greater chance of dying younger than people who stay in the Netherlands. Middle Eastern and African countries in particular are high-risk regions. Research by a hospital in Rotterdam shows that the main causes of death among Dutch people abroad are heart complaints and accidents, followed by cancer, infections and psychological problems.
The life expectancy of Dutch people abroad is much lower. In the Netherlands, the average age of death is 76.4, for Dutch nationals outside the country the age is 20 years younger (56.1 years old). Men in particular have a higher chance of dying early abroad. More than 70 percent of the Dutch fatalities outside the country are men.
"One possible reason why more Dutch men than women die abroad could be because they are less careful," says health expert Arina Groenheide. But she is unable to say why the average age of death is much lower for men when they live abroad. It is not because fewer elderly people or women go abroad. "For instance a large number of Dutch pensioners live outside the country or go to warm countries for the winter."
Dutch expats die 20 years younger | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
The life expectancy of Dutch people abroad is much lower. In the Netherlands, the average age of death is 76.4, for Dutch nationals outside the country the age is 20 years younger (56.1 years old). Men in particular have a higher chance of dying early abroad. More than 70 percent of the Dutch fatalities outside the country are men.
"One possible reason why more Dutch men than women die abroad could be because they are less careful," says health expert Arina Groenheide. But she is unable to say why the average age of death is much lower for men when they live abroad. It is not because fewer elderly people or women go abroad. "For instance a large number of Dutch pensioners live outside the country or go to warm countries for the winter."
Dutch expats die 20 years younger | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
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