Health care costs and financing in 2020: provisional results Total health expenditure in 2020 at CHF 83.3 billion

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Total health expenditure in 2020 at CHF 83.3 billion

26.04.2022 - Health expenditure in 2020 rose by 1.0% compared with the previous year, an increase that was below the five-year average of +2.3%. The percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) spent on health care at current prices also rose to 11.8% (11.3% in 2019). These are the latest findings of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) on the costs and financing of the health care system.

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Observation period
2020
Spatial division
Switzerland
Published by
Federal Statistical Office
Source(s)
Federal Statistical Office
FSO number
2022-0099-e
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Article type:
Press release
Published on:
26.04.2022
Topic:
Health

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