The Swiss Health Observatory (Obsan) provides reliable, independent analyses of the health system in Switzerland for the Confederation and the cantons.

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04.09.2025

Mental health in Switzerland: trends, promotion, prevention and care

The National Health Report 2025

Health Report

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07.12.2020

Social situation and hospitalisation due to chronic conditions

Obsan Report 11/2020

Lucy Bayer-Oglesby, Nicole Bachmann, Andrea Zumbrunn

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27.08.2020

Health in Switzerland – Children, young people and young adults

The National Health Report 2020

Health Report

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03.05.2016

The “nurses at work” study: Investigating nurses’ career paths over the last 40 years in Switzerland

Obsan Bulletin 8/2016

Véronique Addor, René Schwendimann, Jacques-Antoine Gauthier, Boris Wernli, Dalit Jäckel, Adeline Paignon

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26.08.2009

Ageing workforce in an ageing society

How many health professionals will the Swiss healthcare system need by 2030?

Web-Publikation

Hélène Jaccard Ruedin, France Weaver

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27.11.2008

Health in Switzerland - Summary

National Health Report 2008

Obsan Bulletin

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26.11.2024

Update of indicators (Opens in new window)

The indicators, which are based on the Hospital Medical Statistics (MS), the statistics on social medical institutions (SOMED), the statistics of help and care at home (SPITEX) and the SASIS AG data pool, were updated with 2023 data.

08.08.2024

Update of SHS-indicators (Opens in new window)

A selection of indicators based on the Swiss Health Survey (SHS) have been updated with the 2022 data.

11.12.2023

Update of indicators TU and PSA (Opens in new window)

The indicators, which are based on the Cause of Death Statistics (TU) and the Hospital Outpatient patient data (PSA), were updated with 2022 data.

20.11.2023

Update of indicators MS and KS (Opens in new window)

The indicators, which are based on the Hospital Medical Statistics (MS) and the Hospital Statistics (KS), were updated with the 2022 data.

14.11.2023

Update of indicators ... (Opens in new window)

The indicators, which are based on the statistics on social medical institutions (SOMED), the statistics of help and care at home (SPITEX) and the SASIS AG data pool, were updated with data for 2022.

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The Swiss Health Observatory (Obsan) provides reliable, independent analyses of the health system in Switzerland for the Confederation and the cantons.

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The National Health Report 2025 (Opens in new window)

Update of the Swiss Health Care Atlas (Opens in new window)

Social situation and hospitalisation in Switzerland

The National Health Report 2020 (Opens in new window)

The Swiss Health Care System (Opens in new window)

Publications in English

Mental health in Switzerland: trends, promotion, prevention and care

Social situation and hospitalisation due to chronic conditions

Health in Switzerland – Children, young people and young adults

The “nurses at work” study: Investigating nurses’ career paths over the last 40 years in Switzerland

Ageing workforce in an ageing society

Health in Switzerland - Summary

In Focus

Update of indicators (Opens in new window)

Update of SHS-indicators (Opens in new window)

Update of indicators TU and PSA (Opens in new window)

Update of indicators MS and KS (Opens in new window)

Update of indicators ... (Opens in new window)