Society Swiss people are increasingly concerned with death

Almost two thirds of Swiss people are increasingly concerned with death and the issue of living wills, advance directives and wills. According to a survey conducted by the Alliance for the Common Good, this figure has risen significantly.

According to the results published on Friday, 62 percent of the 1014 people surveyed think more intensively about death than they did two years ago. Back then, the figure was 38 percent.

According to Allianz, there has been significant growth in the creation of living wills and advance directives in particular. According to the survey, 68% of respondents have already considered a living will, a third more than in 2022. The proportion of those who have drawn up an advance directive has even doubled to 60%.

A similar trend can be observed when it comes to drawing up wills: Just over half of those surveyed are actively thinking about writing a will. 32 percent have already drawn one up and a further ten percent plan to do so in the near future.

Charitable organizations taken into account

According to the survey, it is not just about providing for the family; more and more people want to know exactly what will happen to their estate after their death. The number of people who include a charitable organization in their will has risen from 14% in 2022 to 19% in the current year.

Nevertheless, social commitment has not generally declined: According to the survey, just over half of respondents are motivated to get involved in charitable organizations, even if only 27 percent are actually volunteering at present.

The survey was conducted between July 24 and August 5 of the current year by the market research institute Demoscope. A total of 1014 people over the age of 45 were surveyed in German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland.

SDA