Health care costs and financing 2014: provisional data – Health costs increase to CHF 71.2 billion
Neuchâtel, 21.04.2016 - (FSO) - Total health care expenditure in 2014 amounted to 71.2 billion, a 2.8% increase compared with the previous year. Growth was therefore below the five year trend. The percentage of gross domestic product spent on health care rose to 11.1%. These are the findings of the Federal Statistical Office's (FSO) provisional figures on the costs and financing of the health care system.
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Address for enquiries
Michael Lindner, FSO, Health section, +41 58 463 65 14, michael.lindner@bfs.admin.ch
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Federal Statistical Office
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