Perceived health status in Switzerland
Switzerland: Perceived health status was 4.4 Percentage of population in the same age in 2024. ▲ Rising
Perceived health status in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perceived health status in Switzerland is 4.4 Percentage of population in the same age, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perceived health status in Switzerland peaked at 4.5 Percentage of population in the same age in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.1 Percentage of population in the same age, in 2012.
Switzerland ranks 24th of 28 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.57 Percentage of population in the same age | 3.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 4.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.94 Percentage of population in the same age | 3.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 4.5 Percentage of population in the same age | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 Percentage of population in the same age | 3.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 4.4 Percentage of population in the same age | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 21 Luxembourg 5.9 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 22 Ireland 5.5 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 23 Romania 5.4 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 25 Australia 3.8 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 26 United States 3.3 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 27 Canada 3.2 Percentage of population in the same age compare
More health data for Switzerland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,104 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 46 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 50,404 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 46,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 48,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 45,585 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perceived health status in Switzerland?
- Perceived health status in Switzerland was 4.4 Percentage of population in the same age in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest perceived health status recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 Percentage of population in the same age in 2016.
- What is the lowest perceived health status recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 Percentage of population in the same age in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for perceived health status?
- Switzerland ranks 24th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perceived health status rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Perceived health status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on perceived health status (percentage of the population, aged 15 years old and over who report their health to be ‘good/very good' (or excellent) (all positive response categories), ‘fair’ (not good, not bad), ‘bad/very bad’ (all negative response categories). It also includes data on perceived health status by age and gender (percentage of the population who report their health to be 'good/very good' (or excellent), for various age groups). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.