In February 2025, the Organisation for Financial Cooperation and Growth (OECD) has revealed its Affected person-Reported Indicator Survey (PaRIS), which measures the well being outcomes and care experiences of sufferers in numerous international locations.
Because the OECD explains it, “by capturing the views of over 107,000 folks throughout 1,800 main care practices in 19 international locations, PaRIS offers an internationally comparable evaluation of how outcomes and experiences of main care customers aged 45 years and older fluctuate throughout international locations and the way healthcare programs ship the care folks with continual circumstances want.”
What are the outcomes for Switzerland?
Healthcare customers in Switzerland can be glad to know that the nation bought excessive scores throughout all classes, principally out-performing, when it comes to its well being system, different OECD nations.
Particularly:
Greater than 4 out of 5 (82 p.c) individuals who endure from continual circumstances in Switzerland report good bodily well being, as measured by bodily operate, ache, and fatigue. That is properly above the OECD PaRIS common of 70 p.c, and the very best amongst collaborating international locations.
Greater than 9 out of ten (91 p.c) of individuals with continual circumstances report good psychological well being, referring to high quality of life, emotional misery, and social well being. That is above the OECD PaRIS common of 83 p.c.
Two-thirds (67 p.c) of individuals with continual circumstances in Switzerland really feel assured managing their very own well being, which is above the OECD PaRIS common of 59 p.c.
Almost all respondents (97 p.c) with continual circumstances report good person-centred care specializing in affected person’s wants, and experiencing good high quality of care, which is the very best amongst collaborating international locations and significantly above the OECD PaRIS common of 85 and 87 p.c respectively.
Nearly 4 out of 5 folks (78 p.c) with two or extra continual circumstances are managed in main care practices that provide follow-up and common consultations of greater than quarter-hour; that is 31 p.c increased in comparison with the OECD PaRIS common of 47 p.c.
Greater than 9 out of ten folks (91 p.c) with three or extra continual circumstances in Switzerland report that their remedy was reviewed by a healthcare skilled over the previous 12 months; that is 16 p.c increased than the OECD PaRIS common.
About 74 p.c of males and 68 p.c of girls with continual circumstances belief Switzerland’s healthcare system. These belief ranges are increased than the OECD PaRIS common for males (67 p.c) and girls (58 p.c).
There’s, nevertheless, one class the place the Swiss system falls under the OECD degree: solely about half (55 p.c) of individuals with continual circumstances are managed in practices that may trade medical data electronically, barely under the OECD PaRIS common of 57 p.c.
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What does all this information inform us?
Largely, it confirms what many different research have already demonstrated – specifically, that although the Swiss system differs from elsewhere in Europe (see under), it excels when it comes to outcomes.
This has been demonstrated by different analysis as properly.
As an illustration, an earlier OECD examine confirmed that Switzerland’s healthcare did higher than the OECD common when it comes to life expectancy, preventable mortality charge, wait time for physician appointments and procedures, and entry to well being providers.
And in accordance with the US-based Basis for Analysis on Equal Alternative (FREOPP), Switzerland has the world’s most superior well being system, out of 31 international locations ranked.
What precisely does this imply?
For the needs of this survey, FREOPP thought of components reminiscent of sufferers’ skill to decide on a health care provider and insurance coverage firm; using scientific and technological advances in healthcare; and the supply of recent medical therapies.
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Steep prices
There’s, nevertheless, a darkish facet to Swiss healthcare system: its value.
Premiums for the compulsory medical insurance hold growing every year, and whereas the Covid pandemic has eaten up an enormous chunk of public well being funds, different components hold the prices rising as properly.
Amongst them are longevity (folks in Switzerland have a excessive life expectancy, which suggests they’re utilizing medical providers and services longer); costly medicine and expertise; in addition to pointless therapies and medical procedures, amongst different causes.
