| 2016 | |
|---|---|
| health expenditure (in CHF million) | 80 499 |
| of which for | |
| outpatient curative care | 21 422 |
| inpatient curative care | 15 759 |
| long-term care | 15 646 |
| medical goods | 13 148 |
| health expenditure in relation to the gross domestic product (GDP) | 12.2% |
Source: FSO – Statistics on health care costs and funding (COU)
© FSO 2019
Outpatient curative care including that provided in hospitals represents over one quarter of health expenditure costs. Long-term care includes care for older people in nursing homes and home care. Like inpatient curative care, it generates one fifth of health expenditure costs.
The ratio between health expenditure and the gross domestic product (GDP) has increased by 2.9 percentage points since 1995, reaching 12,2% in 2016. This value places Switzerland in the group of European countries with the highest ratio.
In 2016, households financed 65% of health expenditure. Mandatory health insurance premiums from households covered 30% of health expenditure. The government’s contribution to health expenditure is 29%. Over 6 in every 10 francs of this public funding correspond to payments from the cantons and communes to hospitals, nursing homes and home care services.
