Medical technology availability in Switzerland
Switzerland: Medical technology availability was 40.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024. β² Rising
Medical technology availability in Switzerland, 2007β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 40.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants for medical technology availability in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical technology availability in Switzerland peaked at 40.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2007.
That places Switzerland 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 31.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 32.8 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 32.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 39.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.78 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 39.06 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 40.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 7 Iceland 43.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 8 United States 42.61 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 9 Italy 42.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 11 Germany 37.96 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 12 Romania 30.75 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 13 Denmark 29.11 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
More science & technology data for Switzerland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 129.47 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 292.37 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.5767 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,804 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical technology availability in Switzerland?
- Medical technology availability in Switzerland was 40.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest medical technology availability recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 40.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical technology availability recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2007.
- How does Switzerland rank for medical technology availability?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical technology availability rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Medical technology availability. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the availability of medical technology by equipment in hospitals (HP.1) and outside hospitals (HP.3-HP.4). Data are provided for: Computed Tomography scanners (CT units) Magnetic Resonance Imaging units (MRI units) Positron Emission Tomography scanner units (PET units) A Gamma camera (including Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, SPECT) Mammography machines Radiation therapy equipment Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.