Health in Italy

1,261 indicators covering health for Italy.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 18.7% 2030 down 8.8% 46th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 21.2% 2030 down 5.4% 41st
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 354.19 2019 up 1.7% 79th
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 14.9% 2019 up 22.1% 166th
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 172,725 2019 up 3.4% 10th
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.0% 2024 132nd
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 121 2019 down 0.8% 12th
Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 82 2024 down 36.9% 100th
Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant 1.8 2030 unchanged 179th
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained 1.61 2030 down 8.9% 176th
Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 1.61 2030 down 8.9% 176th
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met 1.61 2030 down 8.9% 176th
Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant 2.7 2030 unchanged 185th
Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained 2.5 2030 down 5.9% 184th
Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 2.5 2030 down 5.9% 184th
Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met 2.5 2030 down 5.9% 184th
Mortality rate age 10-19 - Remains constant 1.38 2030 down 3.8% 191st
Mortality rate age 10-19 - Current trends maintained 1.37 2030 down 4.2% 189th
Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched 1.37 2030 down 4.2% 189th
Neonatal deaths - Remains constant 675 2030 down 2.2% 104th
Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained 604 2030 down 10.8% 104th
Neonatal deaths - SDG target met 604 2030 down 10.8% 102nd
Under-five deaths - Remains constant 1,014 2030 down 2.6% 111th
Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained 938 2030 down 8.5% 110th
Under-five deaths - SDG target met 938 2030 down 8.5% 107th
Deaths age 10 to 19 - Remains constant 738 2030 down 9.3% 90th
Deaths age 10 to 19 - Current trends maintained 697 2030 down 13.5% 89th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 5.3 per 100,000 population 2019 down 33.8% 155th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 2.4 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 29.4% 157th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 8.4 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 34.9% 156th
Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 unchanged 2nd
Life expectancy - Regions 83.5 Years 2024 up 0.4% 5th
Ipv vaccine coverage 94 2024 down 1.1% 90th
Number of births in thousands 382.52 2025 down 20.2% 17th
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 1.3 2023 unchanged 63rd
Hospital beds 30.56 2022 down 9.2% 59th
Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 981 2023 down 32.3% 5th
Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 1.65 2023 down 39.3% 33rd
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 290,000 2024 down 3.3% 56th
Bladder cancer death rate 2.85 2022 down 15.3% 26th
Cancer death rates by type who db 2.85 2022 down 15.3% 26th
Earthquake deaths 36 2017 down 88.4% 8th
Sex ratio at birth 1.06 2024 unchanged 30th
Crude birth rate 6.3 2024 down 24.1% 72nd
Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 95.0% 2025 49th
International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 50 2025 85th
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Crude mortality 11.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 11.7% 14th
Health status - Regions — Crude mortality rate 11.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 11.7% 14th
GNI, Atlas method 2.28 trillion 2024 up 6.6% 4th
GNI per capita, Atlas method 38,590 2024 up 9.1% 21st
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 1.28 million 2020 down 58.6% 8th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 677,823 2020 down 58.8% 8th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 598,437 2020 down 58.3% 8th
Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - females - historical 22.91 million 2020 down 30.4% 4th
Ipv1 number unvaccinated 20,403 2023 down 19.6% 78th
Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - males - historical 23.10 million 2020 down 22.3% 4th
Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical 46.01 million 2020 down 26.5% 4th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients 5.54 million 2020 down 32.4% 4th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and 2.88 million 2020 down 33.9% 5th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients 2.65 million 2020 down 30.8% 4th