Table 1 Groups of cantons divided per type of health care policies towards undocumented immigrants
Label | Type | Cantons (with population in 2020) | Notable urban areas (with population in 2020) | Swiss population living in these cantons | Deaths of undocumented immigrants: 2011–2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1: Inclusive Policies | Inclusion of undocumented immigrants in the mainstream system | Geneva (506,343), Vaud (814,762) | Geneva (203,856), Lausanne (140,202) | 15% (1,321,105) | 33.4% (227) |
Group 2: Fragmented Policies | No structured policy, but coordination with NGOs with public funding | Basel-Stadt (201,156), Fribourg (325,496), Lucerne (416,347), Jura (73,709), Neuchatel (175,894), Ticino (350,986), ZĂĽrich (1,553,423) | Basel (178,120), Lucerne (82,620), ZĂĽrich (421,878), Winterthur (114,220) | 36% (3,097,011) | 40.5% (275) |
Group 3: No Policy | No public policy in place | Aargau (694,072), Appenzell Innerrhoden (16,293), Appenzell Ausserrhoden (55,309), Basel-Land (292,955), Bern (1,043,132), Glarus (40,851), Grisons (200,096), Nidwalden (43,520), Obwalden (38,108), San Gallen (514,504), Schaffhausen (83,107), Schwyz (162,157), Solothurn (277,462), Thurgau (282,909), Uri (36,819), Valais (348,503), Zug (128,794) | Bern (134,794), Biel (55,206) | 49% (4,258,591) | 26.7% (177) |