Editing Switzerland (section)

== Health ==
{{Main|Health in Switzerland|Healthcare in Switzerland}}
Swiss residents are required to buy [[health insurance]] from private insurance companies, which in turn are required to accept every applicant. While the cost of the system is among the highest, its health outcomes compare well with other European countries; patients have been reported as in general, highly satisfied with it.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2014 |title=Patients are very satisfied with "Hospital Switzerland" |trans-title=Patienten mit "Spital Schweiz" sehr zufrieden |url=http://www.anq.ch/medien/medienmitteilung/patienten-mit-spital-schweiz-sehr-zufrieden/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402135913/http://www.anq.ch/medien/medienmitteilung/patienten-mit-spital-schweiz-sehr-zufrieden/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=1 April 2015 |publisher=ANQ Nationaler Verein für Qualitätsentwicklung in Spitälern und Kliniken |language=de |quote=Die Antworten erreichten auf einer Skala von 1 bis 10 durchschnittliche Werte zwischen 9 und 9,4. |location=Bern, Switzerland}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=10 October 2012 |title=Zufriedenheit durch Vertrauen: Kurzbericht zur grossen Ärztestudie |language=de |page=9 |publisher=gfs.bern, 20 Minuten Online, comparis.ch |location=Bern, Switzerland |url=http://www.comparis.ch/~/media/files/mediencorner/studies/2012/grosse-schweizer-aerzte-studie.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=9 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418150559/https://www.comparis.ch/~/media/files/mediencorner/studies/2012/grosse-schweizer-aerzte-studie.pdf |archive-date=18 April 2015 |quote=Mehrheitliche 91 Prozent sind mit 'ihrem' Hausarzt mehr oder weniger dezidiert zufrieden.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kütscher |first=Rico |date=28 June 2014 |title=Kundenzufriedenheit: Krankenkassen sollten Effizienz und Image verbessern |language=de |work=Neue Zürcher Zeitung, NZZ |location=Zurich, Switzerland |url=http://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/krankenkassen-koennen-ihre-effizienz-und-ihr-image-verbessern-1.18332345 |url-status=live |access-date=8 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706212508/http://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/krankenkassen-koennen-ihre-effizienz-und-ihr-image-verbessern-1.18332345 |archive-date=6 July 2015 |quote=Wie es um die Kundenzufriedenheit in der Branche generell steht, zeigt eine 2013 im Auftrag von "K-Tipp" durchgeführte repräsentative Umfrage unter Versicherten, die in den vergangenen zwei Jahren Leistungen von ihrer Krankenkasse in Anspruch genommen haben. Beim Testsieger Concordia waren rund 73% der Versicherten "sehr zufrieden". Bei grossen Krankenkassen wie der CSS und Helsana betrug dieser Anteil 70% beziehungsweise 63%. Groupe Mutuel erreichte rund 50%, und die Billigkasse Assura kam auf 44%. Dies illustriert, dass die Zufriedenheit durchaus hoch ist – dass es aber auch Potenzial für Effizienzsteigerungen bei Krankenkassen gibt.}}</ref> In 2012, life expectancy at birth was 80.4 years for men and 84.7 years for women<ref>{{Cite web |year=2012 |title=Components of population change – Data, indicators: Deaths, mortality and life expectancy |url=http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/themen/01/06/blank/key/04.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116024714/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/themen/01/06/blank/key/04.html |archive-date=16 November 2013 |access-date=21 November 2013 |publisher=Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Neuchâtel 2013}}</ref> – the world's highest.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2013 |title=The Human Capital Report, Insight Report |url=http://www.weforum.org/reports/human-capital-report |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005141129/http://www.weforum.org/reports/human-capital-report |archive-date=5 October 2013 |access-date=21 November 2013 |publisher=World Economic Forum |pages=480,12,14,478–481 |format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |year=2013 |title=OECD.StatExtracts, Health, Health Status, Life expectancy, Total population at birth, 2011 |url=http://stats.oecd.org//Index.aspx?QueryId=51904 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211020917/http://stats.oecd.org//Index.aspx?QueryId=51904 |archive-date=11 December 2013 |access-date=22 November 2013 |website=stats.oecd.org/ |publisher=OECD's iLibrary}}</ref> However, spending on health at 11.4% of GDP (2010) is on par with Germany and France (11.6%) and other European countries, but notably less than the US (17.6%).<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2012 |title=Statistical Data on Health and Accident Insurance |url=http://www.bag.admin.ch/themen/krankenversicherung/01156/index.html?lang=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005910/http://www.bag.admin.ch/themen/krankenversicherung/01156/index.html?lang=en |archive-date=3 December 2013 |access-date=21 November 2013 |publisher=Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) 2012 Edition (Flyer, A4, 2 pages) |page=2}}</ref> From 1990, costs steadily increased.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OECD and WHO survey of Switzerland's health system – OECD |url=https://www.oecd.org/general/oecdandwhosurveyofswitzerlandshealthsystem.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724103148/http://www.oecd.org/document/47/0,2340,en_2649_201185_37562223_1_1_1_1,00.html |archive-date=24 July 2009 |access-date=8 February 2023 |website=OECD |language=en}}</ref>

It is estimated that one out of six Swiss persons suffers from [[mental illness]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dufour |first=Nicolas |date=12 April 2012 |title=La région lémanique affiche le plus haut taux de dépression |language=fr |work=[[Le Temps]] |url=https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/region-lemanique-affiche-plus-haut-taux-depression |url-status=live |access-date=6 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123175217/https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/region-lemanique-affiche-plus-haut-taux-depression |archive-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>

According to a survey conducted by Addiction Switzerland, fourteen per cent of men and 6.5% of women between 20 and 24 reported [[Cannabis in Switzerland|consuming cannabis]] in the past 30 days in 2020, and 4 Swiss cities were listed among the top 10 European cities for [[Legal status of cocaine|cocaine use]] as measured in wastewater, down from 5 in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Misicka |first=Susan |title=What people in Switzerland are addicted to |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/switzerland-addiction-tobacco-vaping-alcohol-drugs-gambling/45540200 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227174441/https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/switzerland-addiction-tobacco-vaping-alcohol-drugs-gambling/45540200 |archive-date=27 February 2020 |access-date=16 March 2020 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch|date=5 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 March 2018 |title=Zurich is Europe's weekend cocaine capital |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/science-saturday_zurich-is-europe-s-weekend-cocaine-capital/43961046 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219094015/https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/science-saturday_zurich-is-europe-s-weekend-cocaine-capital/43961046 |archive-date=19 December 2019 |access-date=27 February 2020 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch}}</ref>