Health at A Glance 2021: OECD Indicators: Highlights For Italy
Health at A Glance 2021: OECD Indicators: Highlights For Italy
Health at A Glance 2021: OECD Indicators: Highlights For Italy
Life expectancy in Italy fell by over a year, but after a slow start COVID-19
vaccination has picked up
Cumulative excess mortality compared to reported COVID-19 deaths per million population, January 2020 to end June 2021
Excess deaths per 1 million population COVID-19 deaths per 1 million population
4 500
4 000
3 500
3 000
2 500
2 000
1 500
1 000
500
0
- 500
Italy Highest performer
Health at a Glance 2021: How does Italy compare? OECD Lowest performer
Health status is good in Italy, which has one of the oldest populations across OECD countries
Life expectancy (2019 or nearest year)
Years of life at birth 70 81.0 83.6 84.4 90
75.1
Avoidable mortality (2019 or nearest year)
Deaths per 100 000 population (age-standardised) 0 500
97 136 199 405
Population ageing (2019 or nearest year)
Share of population 65 or older 0
7.4 17.3 22.9 28.4
30
Risk factors for health are mixed, with higher-than-average smoking rates but lower alcohol consumption
and overweight/obesity than the OECD average
Smoking (2019 or nearest year)
0 30
Daily smokers (% population 15+) 4 17 19 28
Population coverage is high, though satisfaction with quality of care is below the OECD average
Population coverage, eligibility (2019 or nearest year)
Population eligible for core services (% population) 75
81 98 100
Population coverage, satisfaction (2019 or nearest year) 26
Population satisfied with availability of quality health care 25 93 100
(% population) 61 71
74
Financial protection (2019 or nearest year)
Expenditure covered by compulsory prepayment
0 100
(% total expenditure) 49 74 86
Many indicators of quality care are good, and primary care has helped keep avoidable hospital admissions low
Safe primary care (2019 or nearest year)
0 40
Antibiotics prescribed (defined daily dose per 1 000 people) 8.3 17.0 19.8 32.4
Many indicators of health resources are at or somewhat below the OECD average
Italy, 8.7
Health spending (2019 or nearest year)
Per capita (USD based on PPPs)
4.3 OECD, 8.8 16.8
0.9
Long-term care spending (2019 or nearest year)
% GDP 0
1.5 4.1 4.1
15