People reporting good or very good health in Switzerland
78.8% of people aged 16 or over in Switzerland rated their health as good or very good in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2016.
Switzerland, 2024
78.8%
Change from 2023
−0.5percentage points
European Union, 2024
68.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
66.5%
People reporting good or very good health in Switzerland over time
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% of people aged 16 or over. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 67.9% |
| 2024 | 78.8% | 68.4% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | 67.8% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | 67.7% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | 69.0% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | 68.8% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | 68.6% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | 68.5%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 80.2% | 68.9%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 77.6% | 67.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 79.7% | 66.7%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 78.5% | 67.2%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 80.7% | 66.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 81.9% | 67.3%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 81.2% | 66.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 81.5% | 66.7%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 80.9% | – |
| 2008 | 81.3% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 79.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 78.5%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 68.4%.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Life expectancy at birth
84.2 years
2024 · Eurostat
Average life satisfaction
7.7 out of 10
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
420b (Break in time series) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
466 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
11.6%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat