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The main figures
Population health, in %1 (2017) |
|
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(Very) good self-perceived health |
84.7 |
Long-standing health problem1 |
32.7 |
Health behaviour, in %1 (2017) |
|
Physically active |
75.7 |
Smoker |
27.1 |
Consumes alcohol daily |
10.9 |
Mortality |
|
Infant mortality, in ‰ (2021) |
3.1 |
Total deaths (2021) |
71 192 |
Cardiovascular diseases |
19 645 |
malignant tumours |
16 880 |
COVID-19 | 5 957 |
Health system |
|
Hospitalisation rate for 1000 inhabitants (2021) |
114.9 |
Accommodation rate in nursing homes among persons aged ≥ 80 years as at 31.12, in % (2021) |
13.7 |
Rate of recourse to home care among persons aged ≥ 80 years, in % (2021) |
31.1 |
Doctors in the ambulatory sector per 100 000 inhabitants (2020) |
208 |
Costs and financing (2021) |
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Health expenditure per inhabitant, in CHF per month |
827 |
Health expenditure in relation to GDP, in % |
11.8 |
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Statistical sources and concepts
Contact
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