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The main figures
Population health, in %1 (2017) |
|
|---|---|
(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 ‰ (2017) |
3,5 |
Total deaths (2016) |
64 964 |
Cardiovascular diseases |
20 712 |
malignant tumours |
17 201 |
Health system (2017) |
|
Hospitalisation rate for 1000 inhabitants |
119,3 |
Accommodation rate in nursing homes among persons aged ≥ 80 years as at 31.12, in % |
15,7 |
Rate of recourse to home care among persons aged ≥ 80 years, in % |
28,1 |
Doctors in the ambulatory sector per 100 000 inhabitants1 |
222,3 |
Costs and financing (2017p) |
|
Health expenditure per inhabitant, in CHF per month |
814 |
Health expenditure in relation to GDP, in % |
12,3 |
1 Population aged 15 or over living in a private household
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