the high performance of switzerland s health system is reflected in high levels of patient satisfaction switzerland s population is older than that in most other oecd countries at the same time lifestyle changes today presage the rise of health risks within the swiss population in the future while still low the prevalence of obesity is rising particularly amongst young people these trends along with advances in medical technology should result in swiss residents being more likely to live with a chronic condition over the next few decades than they are today indeed they may live with more than one chronic condition or morbidity