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210 Indicators
Health of the Population
84
Factors Influencing Health
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Alcohol
Addiction: Development of admissions to treatmentMonAM indicator
Adolescents’ access to tobacco and alcohol (age: 14- 15)MonAM indicator
Alcohol - knowledge of health risks (age:15+)MonAM indicator
Alcohol - population's opinion on reglementation (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Alcohol consumption (age: 11-15)MonAM indicator
Alcohol consumption (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Alcohol regulations in the cantonsMonAM indicator
Alcohol sales per capitaMonAM indicator
Alcohol-attributable mortality (age: 15-74)MonAM indicator
Children from families with heavy substance consumption (age: 0–14)MonAM indicator
Chronic heavy alcohol consumption (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Drink-specific alcohol consumption (age: 11–15)MonAM indicator
Drink-specific alcohol consumption (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Driving licence withdrawals in connection with driving under the influence of substancesMonAM indicator
Episodic heavy alcohol consumption (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Heavy alcohol consumption (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Heavy episodic alcohol consumption (age: 11-15)MonAM indicator
Hospital admissions with main or secondary diagnosis of substance-related disorderMonAM indicator
Substance use - multiple risk behaviour (age: 14–15)MonAM indicator
Substance use - multiple risk behaviour (age: 15–74)MonAM indicator
Substance use and health status (age: 15-74)MonAM indicator
Traffic accidents under the influence of substancesMonAM indicator
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Cannabis and other drugs
Addiction: Development of admissions to treatmentMonAM indicator
Cannabis consumption (age: 14- 15)MonAM indicator
Cannabis consumption (age: 15-64)MonAM indicator
Cannabis: population's opinion on structural measures (age:18+)MonAM indicator
Children from families with heavy substance consumption (age: 0–14)MonAM indicator
Consumption of illegal substances (excluding cannabis; age: 15–64)MonAM indicator
Driving licence withdrawals in connection with driving under the influence of substancesMonAM indicator
Drug-related deathsMonAM indicator
Heroin-assisted treatmentMonAM indicator
Hospital admissions with main or secondary diagnosis of substance-related disorderMonAM indicator
Intravenous drug useMonAM indicator
Offences against the Narcotics Act due to consumptionMonAM indicator
Offences against the Narcotics Act due to dealingMonAM indicator
Opioid agonist therapyMonAM indicator
Substance use - multiple risk behaviour (age: 14–15)MonAM indicator
Substance use - multiple risk behaviour (age: 15–74)MonAM indicator
Substance use and health status (age: 15-74)MonAM indicator
Substance use and psychological distress (age: 15-74)MonAM indicator
Traffic accidents under the influence of substancesMonAM indicator
21
Diet, physical activity, obesity
Active mobility - population's opinion on structural measures (age:15+)MonAM indicator
Active mobility: on foot / by bike (age: 6+)MonAM indicator
Body weight - knowledge of health risks (age:15+)MonAM indicator
BreastfeedingMonAM indicator
Energy intake (age: 18–75)MonAM indicator
Fruit and vegetable consumption (age: 11-15)MonAM indicator
Fruit and vegetable consumption (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Fruit and vegetable consumption (age: 6–12)MonAM indicator
High cholesterol levels (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Lack of physical activity: knowledge about health risks (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Mortality from physical inactivity (age: 35+)MonAM indicator
Overweight and obesity (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Overweight and obesity (age: 6–12)MonAM indicator
Physical activity (age: 5–11)MonAM indicator
Physical activity behavior (age: 18+)MonAM indicator
Salt - knowledge of health risks (age:15+)MonAM indicator
Salt consumption (age: 18+)MonAM indicator
Sitting (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Sitting and resting (age: 5–11)MonAM indicator
Waist circumference (age: 18–75)MonAM indicator
Waist circumference (age:6–12)MonAM indicator
5
Internet, gambling
At-risk or problematic gambling behaviour (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Banned gamblers (age: 18+)MonAM indicator
Problematic internet use (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Problematic use of social media (age: 11-15)MonAM indicator
Substance use - multiple risk behaviour (age: 14–15)MonAM indicator
5
Medicines
Chronic medication consumption (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Driving licence withdrawals in connection with driving under the influence of substancesMonAM indicator
Hospital admissions with main or secondary diagnosis of substance-related disorderMonAM indicator
Performance-enhancing medicine drugs (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Traffic accidents under the influence of substancesMonAM indicator
17
Tobacco
Adolescents’ access to tobacco and alcohol (age: 14- 15)MonAM indicator
Children from families with heavy substance consumption (age: 0–14)MonAM indicator
Cigarette consumption (age: 11-15)MonAM indicator
Hospital admissions with main or secondary diagnosis of substance-related disorderMonAM indicator
Passive smoking (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Problem awareness among smokers (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Substance use - multiple risk behaviour (age: 14–15)MonAM indicator
Substance use - multiple risk behaviour (age: 15–74)MonAM indicator
Substance use and health status (age: 15-74)MonAM indicator
Tobacco and e-cigarette regulations in the cantonsMonAM indicator
Tobacco consumption (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Tobacco-attributable mortalityMonAM indicator
Tobacco: number of cigarettes smoked per day (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Tobacco/nicotine - entry-level product (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Tobacco/nicotine - knowledge of health risks (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Tobacco/nicotine - population's opinion on structural measures (age:15+)MonAM indicator
Willingness to stop smoking (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
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Other
Addiction: Development of admissions to treatmentMonAM indicator
Air pollution from traffic exhaust fumesObsan indicator
Disturbances due to noiseObsan indicator
Economic potential through reduction of work-related stress (age: 16–65)MonAM indicator
Exhaustion rate (age: 16–65)MonAM indicator
Health literacy (age: 18+)MonAM indicator
High blood pressure (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
lonelinessObsan indicator
NCDs and social support (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Problematic buying behaviour (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Risky sexual behaviourObsan indicator
Social supportObsan indicator
Unmet needs for necessary medical or dental services due to lack of financial resources (age: 16+)MonAM indicator
Work-related stress (age: 16–65)MonAM indicator
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Health Status of the Population
AccidentsObsan indicator
Alcohol-attributable mortality (age: 15-74)MonAM indicator
Arthrosis, arthritis and osteoporosis (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Asthma (age: 14–15)MonAM indicator
Backache or headacheObsan indicator
Banned gamblers (age: 18+)MonAM indicator
Cancer: incidenceMonAM indicator
Cardiovascular diseases: hospitalisation and mortalityMonAM indicator
Cardiovascular Diseases: prevalence (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Chronic bronchitis/emphysemaObsan indicator
Depression symptomsObsan indicator
Diabetes (age: 14–15)MonAM indicator
Diabetes (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Difficulty falling asleep or sleeping through the nightObsan indicator
Drug-related deathsMonAM indicator
Energy and vitality levelObsan indicator
Exhaustion rate (age: 16–65)MonAM indicator
FallsObsan indicator
Healthy life expectancy from age 65MonAM indicator
High blood pressure (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Hospitalisation rate for hip fracturesObsan indicator
Life expectancyObsan indicator
Limitations in activities of daily lifeObsan indicator
Long-term health problemsObsan indicator
Mortality and causes of deathObsan indicator
Mortality from NCDMonAM indicator
Mortality from physical inactivity (age: 35+)MonAM indicator
Myocardial infarctionObsan indicator
NCD and restrictions in daily life (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
NCDs and informal care (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
NCDs and quality of life (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
New Invalidity insurance pensions due to illness (age: 18–retirement age)MonAM indicator
OsteoporosisObsan indicator
Overweight and obesity (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Overweight and obesity (age: 6–12)MonAM indicator
Probability of premature death due to NCDs (age: 30-70)MonAM indicator
Quality of lifeObsan indicator
Quality of life (age: 5–11)MonAM indicator
Respiratory diseases (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Serious physical complaintsObsan indicator
Sickness and accident-related absences from work (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
State of health (age: 1–10)MonAM indicator
State of health (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
StrokeObsan indicator
Substance use and health status (age: 15-74)MonAM indicator
Suicide and assisted suicideObsan indicator
Tobacco-attributable mortalityMonAM indicator
Traffic accidents under the influence of substancesMonAM indicator
Years of life lost due to NCDMonAM indicator
Years of potential life lostObsan indicator
Mental Health
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Mental Health Status
Depression symptomsObsan indicator
Difficulty falling asleep or sleeping through the nightObsan indicator
Energy and vitality levelObsan indicator
Exhaustion rate (age: 16–65)MonAM indicator
lonelinessObsan indicator
Most frequent mental disorders in inpatient treatmentObsan indicator
Quality of lifeObsan indicator
Quality of life (age: 5–11)MonAM indicator
Social supportObsan indicator
Suicide and assisted suicideObsan indicator
Work-related stress (age: 16–65)MonAM indicator
8
Inpatient Care for People with a Mental Disorder
Addiction: Development of admissions to treatmentMonAM indicator
Hospital admissions with main or secondary diagnosis of substance-related disorderMonAM indicator
Hospitalisation rate for mental disordersObsan indicator
Hospitalisation rate in acute care, psychiatry and rehabilitationObsan indicator
Length of hospital stays for mental disordersObsan indicator
Length of inpatient stays in acute care, psychiatry and rehabilitationObsan indicator
Most frequent mental disorders in inpatient treatmentObsan indicator
Provisional placement in Swiss psychiatric hospitalsObsan indicator
2
Outpatient Care for People with a Mental Disorder
Addiction: Development of admissions to treatmentMonAM indicator
Heroin-assisted treatmentMonAM indicator
Age and Long-Term Care
7
Health in Old Age
Arthrosis, arthritis and osteoporosis (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
FallsObsan indicator
Healthy life expectancy from age 65MonAM indicator
Hospitalisation rate for hip fracturesObsan indicator
Limitations in activities of daily lifeObsan indicator
OsteoporosisObsan indicator
StrokeObsan indicator
10
Long-Term Care
Age on entry into the nursing homeObsan indicator
Care rate in old people's and nursing homesObsan indicator
Intensity of care in nursing homesObsan indicator
Length of stay in nursing homesObsan indicator
Number of hours of help at home services per habitantObsan indicator
Number of hours of home care services per habitantObsan indicator
Places in old people's and nursing homesObsan indicator
Residents in nursing homes in need of light careObsan indicator
Use of help at home servicesObsan indicator
Use of home careObsan indicator
Health System
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Inpatient Care
Addiction: Development of admissions to treatmentMonAM indicator
Age on entry into the nursing homeObsan indicator
Cardiovascular diseases: hospitalisation and mortalityMonAM indicator
Care rate in old people's and nursing homesObsan indicator
Hospital admissions with main or secondary diagnosis of substance-related disorderMonAM indicator
Hospitalisation rate for hip fracturesObsan indicator
Hospitalisation rate for mental disordersObsan indicator
Hospitalisation rate in acute care, psychiatry and rehabilitationObsan indicator
Intensity of care in nursing homesObsan indicator
Length of hospital stays for mental disordersObsan indicator
Length of inpatient stays in acute care, psychiatry and rehabilitationObsan indicator
Length of stay in nursing homesObsan indicator
Most frequent mental disorders in inpatient treatmentObsan indicator
Places in old people's and nursing homesObsan indicator
Provisional placement in Swiss psychiatric hospitalsObsan indicator
Rate of occupied hospital bedsObsan indicator
Residents in nursing homes in need of light careObsan indicator
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Outpatient Care
Addiction: Development of admissions to treatmentMonAM indicator
Care rate in old people's and nursing homesObsan indicator
Consultations in GP or general practitioners' surgeriesObsan indicator
Emergency service usage ratesObsan indicator
Heroin-assisted treatmentMonAM indicator
Number of admissions in emergency servicesObsan indicator
Number of hours of help at home services per habitantObsan indicator
Number of hours of home care services per habitantObsan indicator
Specialist consultationsObsan indicator
Use of help at home servicesObsan indicator
Use of home careObsan indicator
10
Further Topics on the Health System
Active mobility - population's opinion on structural measures (age:15+)MonAM indicator
Adolescents’ access to tobacco and alcohol (age: 14- 15)MonAM indicator
Alcohol - population's opinion on reglementation (age: 15+)MonAM indicator
Alcohol regulations in the cantonsMonAM indicator
Cannabis: population's opinion on structural measures (age:18+)MonAM indicator
New Invalidity insurance pensions due to illness (age: 18–retirement age)MonAM indicator
Offences against the Narcotics Act due to dealingMonAM indicator
Tobacco and e-cigarette regulations in the cantonsMonAM indicator
Tobacco/nicotine - population's opinion on structural measures (age:15+)MonAM indicator
Unmet needs for necessary medical or dental services due to lack of financial resources (age: 16+)MonAM indicator
Further indicators can be found on the health care atlas.
Health Personnel
12
Doctors
Awarded and Recognised Specialist TitlesIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Medical Doctors'
Consultations in GP or general practitioners' surgeriesObsan indicator
Degrees in Human MedicineIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Medical Doctors'
Discontinuation of Practice Activity (Primary Care Physicians)Indicator of the 'National Monitoring of Medical Doctors'
Health of DoctorsIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Medical Doctors'
Inward and outward flows of foreign doctorsIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Medical Doctors'
Job Advertisements for DoctorsIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Medical Doctors'
Job Satisfaction of Primary Care PhysiciansIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Medical Doctors'
Patient Stop (Primary Care Physicians)Indicator of the 'National Monitoring of Medical Doctors'
Professional Situation of Qualified DoctorsIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Medical Doctors'
Specialist consultationsObsan indicator
Students of Human MedicineIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Medical Doctors'
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Nursing Staff
Absences among nursing and care staff due to illness/accidentIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Continuing educations in nursing and careIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Diplomas in nursing and careIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Educational paths in nursing and careIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Employment situation of qualified nursesIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Expenditure for nursing staffIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Fixed-term employment in the field of nursing and careIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Grade mix of nursing and care staffIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Headcount and density of nursing and care staffIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Health of nursing and care staffIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Inward and outward flows of foreign nursing staffIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Job satisfaction among nursing staffIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Nursing and care staff looking for a jobIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Nursing and care staff turnover rateIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Nursing and care staff with foreign qualificationsIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Persons in training in nursing and careIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Placement and temporary employment in the field of nursing and careIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Quality of care from the nursing staff's perspectiveIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Quality of care from the patients' perspectiveIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Quality of the working environment for nursing staffIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Salary of nursing and care staffIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Staffing in nursingIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Stress and exhaustion among nursing staffIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Vacancies advertised for nursing and care staffIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Work preparedness as a nurseIndicator of the 'National Monitoring of Nursing Professions'
Costs and Financing
10
Costs in the Health Care System
Costs in compulsory health insurance Obsan indicator
Costs of NCDsMonAM indicator
Economic potential through reduction of work-related stress (age: 16–65)MonAM indicator
Expenditure on prevention and health promotion by financing schemeMonAM indicator
Expenditure on prevention and health promotion by serviceMonAM indicator
Health care costsMonAM indicator
Health costs due to lack of physical activityMonAM indicator
Health costs due to overweight and obesityMonAM indicator
New Invalidity insurance pensions due to illness (age: 18–retirement age)MonAM indicator
The economic cost of addictionMonAM indicator
4
Financing in the Health Care System
Costs in compulsory health insurance Obsan indicator
Expenditure on prevention and health promotion by financing schemeMonAM indicator
Premiums in compulsory health insurance Obsan indicator
The economic cost of addictionMonAM indicator
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