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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) |
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Physically active |
75,7 |
Smoker |
27,1 |
Consumes alcohol daily |
10,9 |
Mortality |
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Infant mortality, in ‰ (2019) |
3,3 |
Total deaths (2018) |
67 088 |
Cardiovascular diseases |
20 596 |
malignant tumours |
17 360 |
Health system |
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Hospitalisation rate for 1000 inhabitants (2019) |
118,3 |
Accommodation rate in nursing homes among persons aged ≥ 80 years as at 31.12, in % (2019) |
15,1 |
Rate of recourse to home care among persons aged ≥ 80 years, in % (2019) |
29,2 |
Doctors in the ambulatory sector per 100 000 inhabitants1 (2018) |
222,3 |
Costs and financing (2018) |
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Health expenditure per inhabitant, in CHF per month |
785 |
Health expenditure in relation to GDP, in % |
11,2 |
Further information
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Contact
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