Gender affirmation surgery: 68% of operations are for a transition from female to male
Neuchâtel, 26.10.2023 - In 2022, 486 people were admitted to hospital to carry out one or more gender affirmation operations. In 68% of cases, the aim of the surgery was to change the gender of the person from female to male, in 32% of cases from male to female. In Switzerland, almost all gender transition surgery is carried out in five hospitals. These are some of the findings from a Federal Statistical Office (FSO) publication.
This press release and further information on the topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for enquiries
Tania Andreani, FSO, Population Health, tel.: +41 58 463 62 51,
e-mail: tania.andreani@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
