Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Switzerland
Switzerland: Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability was 19.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Switzerland, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Switzerland is 19.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Switzerland peaked at 24.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2011.
Switzerland ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.4% | — |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -18.6% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.5% | 17.9% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 18.8% | 24.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Switzerland?
- Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Switzerland was 19.8% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2011.
- How does Switzerland rank for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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