{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ch-preventive-care-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ch-preventive-care-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ch-preventive-care-expenditure-share/","title":"Switzerland Preventive Care Expenditure Share (2023)","description":"Switzerland's Preventive Care Expenditure Share: 1.9 % of current health expenditure in 2023, -2.2pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2016–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Switzerland","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Switzerland","temporal_coverage":"2016/2023","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Switzerland Preventive Care Expenditure Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HC/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2016–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"8"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Switzerland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Switzerland (2023)","value":"1.9","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"8","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Switzerland Preventive Care Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":8,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":1.91},{"period":"2017","value":1.85},{"period":"2018","value":1.84},{"period":"2019","value":1.73},{"period":"2020","value":3.17},{"period":"2021","value":4.62},{"period":"2022","value":4.12},{"period":"2023","value":1.92}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to preventive care in Switzerland. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2023. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2016–2023 (8 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 4.6 % of current health expenditure in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.7 in 2019. The latest reading of 1.9 in 2023 represents a change of -2.2pp."}]}