State of health

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Swiss Cancer Report 2015 - Current situation and developments

In Switzerland, 38 000 new cancer cases are diagnosed
every year. 16 000 persons die of cancer every year. This publication on cancer presents the current situation and developments over the past 30 years.

Health. Pocket Statistics 2017

This pocket statistics offers an overview of the statistical data available in the area of health.

State of health
	Hommes	Femmes
Life expectancy at birth in years (2016)	81,5	85,3
(Very) good self-perceived health, as a %¹ (2012)	84,3	81,3
Long-standing health problem, as a %¹ (2012)	29,8	33,8
Treatment for psychological problems, as a %¹ (2012)	4,2	6,6
Deaths from all causes (2015)	32 646	34 960
Cardiovascular diseases	9 715	11 878
Cancer	9 571	7 690
Dementia	1 965	4 400
Accidents	1 419	1 179
Infant mortality, for 1000 live births (2016)	3,4	3,8
Premature births (<37 completed weeks of pregnancy), as a % (2016)	7,0

1 Population aged 15 or over living in a private household

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