Europe
Healthcare and travel insurance in Switzerland
$11,784health spend per person
Healthcare in Switzerland
Excellent but among the world's priciest: a GP visit often costs CHF 100–200 and emergency care far more. EU visitors use the EHIC; everyone else needs solid insurance.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: Schengen visa applicants need travel medical insurance covering at least €30,000; residents must buy Swiss basic health insurance within three months.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacists can advise on minor ailments and sell many medicines; prices are high. Big-station pharmacies open late.
- Doctors: 4.5 per 1,000 people (2022, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 117 · Ambulance 144 · Fire 118 · All emergencies 112.
Healthcare & insurance by place
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Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)
- SBB Swiss Federal Railways
- Swiss e-vignette (Via portal)
- European Commission: Entry/Exit System
- Speedtest Global Index: Switzerland
- World Bank open data
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