HealthKey figures
| Population Health | 2007 |
| Share of the population aged 15 and over (%) who consider themselves to be in good or very good health | 86.8 |
| Share of the population aged 15 and over (%) with a long-term health problem | 27.3 |
| Factors influencing health | 2007 |
| Share of physically inactive persons (% of the population aged 15 and over) | 15.9 |
| Men | 13.8 |
| Women | 17.9 |
| Daily alcohol intake (% of the population aged 15 and over) | |
| Men | 19.6 |
| Women | 9.0 |
| Share of smokers (% of the population aged 15 and over) | 27.9 |
| Men | 32.3 |
| Women | 23.6 |
| Life expectancy | |
| At birth (years) | 2010 |
| Men | 80.2 |
| Women | 84.6 |
| In good health at age 65 (years) | 2007 |
| Men | 13.0 |
| Women | 13.5 |
| Mortality | 2009 |
| Infant mortality (per 1000 live births) 1 | 4.3 |
| Number of deaths from all causes | 62'476 |
| of which | |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 22'228 |
| Malignant tumours | 16'062 |
| Accidents | 2'311 |
| Suicides | 1'105 |
| Service providers and health workers | 2010 |
| Number of hospital beds /1000 inhabitants 4 | 4.9 |
| Accommodation places available in homes for the elderly and nursing homes /1000 inhabitants4 | 11.7 |
| Number of doctors in the ambulatory sector/100,000 inhabitants 4 | 205 |
| Number of dentists/100,000 inhabitants 4 | 52 |
| Services and use of services | 2007/2010 |
| Doctors' consultations in 2007 2 (% of the population aged 15 and over) | 79.9 |
| Dentists' consultations in 2007 3 (% of the population aged 15 and over) | 65.3 |
| Hospitalisation rates (patients) in acute care hospitals /1000 inhabitants in 2010 4 | 125.4 |
| Accommodation rate for people aged 80 and over in homes for the elderly and nursing homes, as % of population aged 80 and over in 2010 4 | 28.3 |
| Cost and funding | 2010 |
| Health expenditure per capita in Swiss francs 4 | 7'936p |
| Share of costs as % of GDP | 11.4p |
Last updated: 21.05.2012