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Health care costs and financing in 2021 Total health expenditure in 2021 at CHF 86.3 bn

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Total health costs in 2022 at CHF 91.5 bn

25.04.2023 - In 2021, health expenditure rose by 5.9% compared with the previous year. This increase was greater than the five-year trend of +3%. According to the latest results from the statistics on health care costs and financing compiled by the Federal Statistical Office, during twelve months strongly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the largest cost increase was due to services provided by the State (+74.6%).

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