The data displays the number of payment arrears under the Dutch Health Insurance Act (Zvw) in the Netherlands as of 2016, by age grou[. The most payment arrears for health insurance were people aged between 25 and 30 years. 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.
