Health in Italy

1,261 indicators covering health for Italy.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 2,112 2018 down 64.5% 18th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 2,185 2018 down 64.7% 18th
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 3rd
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 22.4% 2024 down 5.5% 60th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 2,035 2018 down 64.4% 18th
Liver cancer death rate 4.73 2022 down 33.6% 36th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 9,161 2018 down 35.9% 25th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 312,849 2024 up 233.8% 13th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 9,289 2018 down 37.1% 25th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 9,026 2018 down 34.5% 23rd
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 0 2022 157th
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 4,400 2014 down 21.4% 103rd
Public health expenditure share gdp 6.24 2025 down 4.8% 29th
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 3 2020 down 54.7% 176th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 12.1% 2023 down 12.7% 46th
Reported rate of new cervical cancer cases 4.9 2017 down 6.7% 42nd
3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 100 2020 up 0.1% 1st
Pancreatic cancer death rate 7.67 2022 up 2.5% 22nd
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 3.61 2022 down 3.4% 44th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 9.6 2022 up 12.7% 42nd
Taxes as a % of price: total tax 76.7% 2022 up 2.0% 31st
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 18.0% 2022 up 3.9% 16th
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 51.2% 2022 down 5.6% 9th
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 7.4% 2022 up 108.4% 128th
Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 38th
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 57th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.0061 2023 down 32.8% 53rd
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 6 2022 up 3.4% 143rd
Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 unchanged 113th
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 20 2023 unchanged 5th
Midwifery personnel 17,659 2023 up 17.8% 23rd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 2024 up 317.5% 45th
Personal remittances, paid 12.36 billion 2024 up 11.0% 9th
Health care - Regions — Active physicians 5.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 44.9% 3rd
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Active physicians 5.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 44.9% 3rd
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories 8.2 Days 2024 up 5.1% 8th
Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 90 2024 up 3.4% 63rd
Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 90 2024 up 3.4% 63rd
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 6.5 2024 down 48.8% 30th
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group 1.2 2017 down 4.2% 4th
Death rate from poisonings 0.3 2021 unchanged 110th
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 84 2021 up 5.0% 23rd
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 9.1 2021 down 12.5% 157th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.3 2021 unchanged 99th
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 7 2021 unchanged 90th
Rotavirus number unvaccinated 118,336 2023 down 71.4% 29th
Share of deaths registered 100 2019 1st
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 1.88 2022 up 1.6% 138th
Personal remittances, received 11.15 billion 2024 up 10.4% 8th
Health expenditure and financing per capita 4,148 2025 up 8.1% 25th
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Age-adjusted 7.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 down 3.1% 33rd
Road deaths over the long term 3,159 2022 down 15.8% 14th
Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 0 2021 19th
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories 6.04 million Discharges 2024 down 17.3% 7th
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 0.12 2023 unchanged 90th
Mean systolic blood pressure 128.1 2009 down 1.8% 56th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.3 2009 up 1.9% 95th
Infant mortality rates 1.4 2013 down 39.1% 34th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 5.9 2020 up 59.5% 151st
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.8% 2020 up 2.7% 31st