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Switzerland

Suicide · Injury / external

High spend, high access, canton variation. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via Mandatory private insurance.

Rank in this country#16
Share of deaths1.8%
Master rank#16
System quality rank#11

Access & coverage

Mandatory private insurance

Mandatory private insurance; high premiums; broad benefit baskets

Treatment

  • Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
  • Trauma systems and emergency response
  • Rehab after injury; mental-health crisis care
  • Overdose reversal (naloxone) + addiction treatment pathways

Prevention

  • Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
  • Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
  • Fall-proofing homes; workplace safety inspectors
  • Suicide means restriction + crisis lines

Lifestyle

  • Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
  • Safe storage of medications and weapons
  • Substance-use risk reduction

What stands out here

Same broad injury / external toolkit as peers — differences are coverage rules, wait times, prices, and follow-through.

vs master: +0.1 percentage points vs Top 20 average share.