Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in Switzerland

Switzerland: Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main was 11.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.5
Change on year
up 35.3%
World rank
5th
of 31 countries
All-time high
13.2
in 2009
All-time low
4.9
in 2020
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in Switzerland, 2009–2024

0510152009201620242009: 13.22010: 10.52011: 9.52012: 9.92013: 9.82014: 10.52015: 7.42016: 92017: 7.12018: 6.62019: 5.92020: 4.92021: 6.42022: 6.62023: 8.52024: 11.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in Switzerland stood at 11.5.

That represents a change of up 35.3% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in Switzerland peaked at 13.2 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.9, in 2020.

Switzerland ranks 5th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main reason declared and groups of country of citizenship in Switzerland, 2009 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2009 13.2
2010 10.5 -20.5%
2011 9.5 -9.5%
2012 9.9 +4.2%
2013 9.8 -1.0%
2014 10.5 +7.1%
2015 7.4 -29.5%
2016 9 +21.6%
2017 7.1 -21.1%
2018 6.6 -7.0%
2019 5.9 -10.6%
2020 4.9 -16.9%
2021 6.4 +30.6%
2022 6.6 +3.1%
2023 8.5 +28.8%
2024 11.5 +35.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.2 13.2 13.2 1
2010s 8.62 5.9 10.5 10
2020s 7.58 4.9 11.5 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 2 Greece 19.1 compare
  2. 3 Iceland 14.5 compare
  3. 4 Norway 13.3 compare
  4. 6 France 11.2 compare
  5. 7 Belgium 8.9 compare
  6. 7 Finland 8.9 compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

More reference data data for Switzerland

All data for Switzerland →

Frequently asked questions

What is self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in Switzerland?
Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in Switzerland was 11.5 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 13.2 in 2009.
What is the lowest self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.9 in 2020.
How does Switzerland rank for self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main?
Switzerland ranks 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
Is self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main reason declared and groups of country of citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in Switzerland. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/self-reported-unmet-needs-for-dental-examination-by-sex-age-main-reason-declared-and-6/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/self-reported-unmet-needs-for-dental-examination-by-sex-age-main-reason-declared-and-6/switzerland/">Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in Switzerland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main reason declared and groups of country of citizenship
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 528 data points, 2009–2025
Last refreshed