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Switzerland

Selected basic statistics

Indicator Year Value
% of population aged 0-14 years 2007 16
% of population aged 65+ years 2007 16
Crude death rate per 1000 population 2007 8
Estimated infant mortality per 1000 live births (World Health Report) 2009 4
Estimated life expectancy, (World Health Report) 2009 82
Hospital beds per 100000 2009 522
Infant deaths per 1000 live births 2007 4
Life expectancy at birth, in years 2007 82
Life expectancy at birth, in years, female 2007 85
Life expectancy at birth, in years, male 2007 80
Live births per 1000 population 2008 10
Mid-year population 2010 7664000
Physicians per 100000 2009 392
SDR all causes, all ages, per 100000 2007 490
SDR, diseases of circulatory system, all ages per 100000 2007 161
SDR, external cause injury and poison, all ages per 100000 2007 38
SDR, malignant neoplasms, all ages per 100000 2007 146
Total health expenditure as % of gross domestic product (GDP), WHO estimates 2009 11
Tuberculosis incidence per 100000 2010 4