19 maggio 2025|
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|7 months agoSwiss Health Survey Reveals Gender Gap in Chronic Illness and Obesity
New federal statistics show 55% of women and 44% of men live with chronic illness, while men face higher rates of obesity at 52% compared to 34% of women.
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- 55% of women in Switzerland live with at least one chronic illness compared to 44% of men.
- Men have a significantly higher rate of overweight and obesity (52%) than women (34%).
- Women have a longer life expectancy (85.4 years) than men (81.6 years), but the gap in 'healthy life expectancy' is only 0.4 years.
- Young women aged 15-24 report depression at twice the rate (26%) of young men (13%).
- The gender gap in smoking has halved over 30 years, from 13% in 1992 to 6% in 2022.
By The Numbers
52%
Percentage of Swiss men who are overweight or obese
55%
Percentage of Swiss women with at least one chronic illness
26%
Depression rate among women aged 15-24
3.8 years
Additional life expectancy for women compared to men
They Said
"Weight is not only determined by biological factors, but also by gender-specific norms."
"Womenâs apparent advantage is contrasted by the difference in healthy life expectancy at birth, which is reduced to 0.4 years."