MonAM

Swiss Monitoring System of Addiction and Noncommunicable Diseases

Elderly people

The number of people aged 65 and above is increasing in Switzerland. Prevention plays a great part in staying healthy when growing old, for example at the level of physical activity or the diet.

A brochure  and two information sheets are also available on this topic: Health of the elderly in Switzerland and Health indicators for the elderly  (only in French and German).

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15 years →
Healthy life ex­pect­ancy (65+)
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60 % of 66+
Lack of self-man­age­ment skills
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42 % of 75+ →
Os­teoarth­rit­is, arth­rit­is or os­teo­poros­is
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4 % of 75+ ↘
Chron­ic al­co­hol at risk
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2 % →
Can­cer in­cid­ence 75+
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5 % of 70+ ↘
Chron­ic use of sleep­ing pills or tran­quil­izers
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Strategies
Addiction
Noncommunicable diseases
12 Indicators
Active mobility: on foot / by bike (age: 6+)MonAM indicator
Arthrosis, arthritis and osteoporosis (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Cancer: incidenceMonAM indicator
Cancer: prevalenceMonAM indicator
Chronic heavy alcohol consumption (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Chronic medication consumption (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Healthy life expectancy from age 65MonAM indicator
Mortality from NCDMonAM indicator
Mortality from physical inactivity (age: 35+)MonAM indicator
Multimorbidity NCD (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Prevalence NCD (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Self-management skills in chronically ill patients (age: 18+)MonAM indicator
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