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    Health at A Glance 2021: OECD Indicators: Highlights For Italy

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    - Life expectancy in Italy fell by over a year during the pandemic, more than the average 0.6 year reduction across OECD countries. As of November 2021, 71% of the Italian population was fully vaccinated against COVID-19. - All-cause mortality in Italy rose 12.9% in 2020-2021 compared to 2015-2019. The pandemic increased health spending as a share of GDP in Italy from 8.7% in 2019 to 9.7% in 2020. - While health status is good in Italy, risk factors like smoking rates are higher than average, though alcohol consumption and obesity are lower. Population coverage of health services is high but satisfaction with quality of care is below the OECD average

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    - Life expectancy in Italy fell by over a year during the pandemic, more than the average 0.6 year reduction across OECD countries. As of November 2021, 71% of the Italian population was fully vaccinated against COVID-19. - All-cause mortality in Italy rose 12.9% in 2020-2021 compared to 2015-2019. The pandemic increased health spending as a share of GDP in Italy from 8.7% in 2019 to 9.7% in 2020. - While health status is good in Italy, risk factors like smoking rates are higher than average, though alcohol consumption and obesity are lower. Population coverage of health services is high but satisfaction with quality of care is below the OECD average

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    - Life expectancy in Italy fell by over a year during the pandemic, more than the average 0.6 year reduction across OECD countries. As of November 2021, 71% of the Italian population was fully vaccinated against COVID-19. - All-cause mortality in Italy rose 12.9% in 2020-2021 compared to 2015-2019. The pandemic increased health spending as a share of GDP in Italy from 8.7% in 2019 to 9.7% in 2020. - While health status is good in Italy, risk factors like smoking rates are higher than average, though alcohol consumption and obesity are lower. Population coverage of health services is high but satisfaction with quality of care is below the OECD average

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    - Life expectancy in Italy fell by over a year during the pandemic, more than the average 0.6 year reduction across OECD countries. As of November 2021, 71% of the Italian population was fully vaccinated against COVID-19. - All-cause mortality in Italy rose 12.9% in 2020-2021 compared to 2015-2019. The pandemic increased health spending as a share of GDP in Italy from 8.7% in 2019 to 9.7% in 2020. - While health status is good in Italy, risk factors like smoking rates are higher than average, though alcohol consumption and obesity are lower. Population coverage of health services is high but satisfaction with quality of care is below the OECD average

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    Health at a Glance 2021: OECD Indicators

    Highlights for Italy


    Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data and trends on the performance of health systems in
    OECD countries and key emerging economies. Alongside indicator-by-indicator analysis, this edition offers a
    special chapter on the health impact of COVID-19.

    Life expectancy in Italy fell by over a year, but after a slow start COVID-19
    vaccination has picked up

    As of November 1, nearly 4.8 million All-cause mortality in 2020 and the


    COVID-19 infections and over first six months of 2021 rose by
    132 000 deaths from the virus had 12.9% compared with the 2015-2019
    been recorded. average.

    The pandemic caused health


    Life expectancy fell by 1.2 years
    spending as a share of GDP to rise
    during the pandemic, from 83.6 years
    sharply, from 8.7% in 2019 to 9.7%
    in 2019 to 82.4 years in 2020
    in 2020 (compared to an average
    (compared to an average reduction of
    0.9 percentage point increase in the
    0.6 years across OECD countries).
    OECD area).

    Italy had the 11th highest


    71% of the Italian population has vaccination rate across 37 OECD
    been fully vaccinated against COVID- countries on November 1, an
    19, compared to 65% across the increase from 21st at the beginning of
    OECD on average (as of November July. Italy strongly incentivised
    1). vaccination by becoming the first
    European country to require a health
    pass for its entire workforce.
    The COVID-19 crisis has had a
    significant and negative impact on
    The pandemic resulted in delays in
    mental health. In Italy the prevalence
    care, including a 38% drop in breast
    of depression rose three-fold to
    cancer screening in 2020 compared
    17.3% in early 2020, compared with
    to 2019.
    the previous year.

    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

    Self-rated health (2019 or nearest year)


    Population in poor health (% population 15+) 0
    1.3 7.0 8.5 15.4

    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

    Alcohol (2019 or nearest year)


    Litres consumed per capita (population 15+) 0 15
    1 8 9 13
    Overweight/obese (2019 or nearest year)
    Population with BMI>=25 (% population 15+)
    0 100
    27 46 56 75
    Air pollution (2019 or nearest year)
    Deaths due to ambient particulate matter pollution
    (per 100 000 population) 0
    5 29
    41
    73
    100

    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

    Effective primary care (2019 or nearest year)


    Avoidable COPD admissions 0 400
    (per 100 000 people, age-sex standardised) 39 171 336

    Effective preventive care (2019 or nearest year)


    Mammography screening within the past two years
    (% of women 50+) 0
    31 61 62 95
    100

    Effective secondary care (2019 or nearest year)


    30 day mortality following AMI
    (per 100 000 people, age-sex standardised) 0 30
    2 5 7 28

    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

    Doctors (2019 or nearest year)


    0 2.0 20
    Practicing physicians (per 1 000 population) 3.6 6.2

    Nurses (2019 or nearest year)


    Practicing nurses (per 1 000 population) 0 1.4 6.2 8.8 20
    18.0
    Hospital beds (2019 or nearest year)
    Per 1 000 population 0
    1.0 3.2 4.4 12.8
    16

    Source: Health at a Glance 2021: OECD Indicators. https://www.oecd.org/health/health-at-a-glance.htm.

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