Italy – Health Overview
Coordinated by the European Institute of Women’s Health
Map of Italy
ITALY – A HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 59,618,114
Female portion of population (2007): 51.43%
Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 14.1% |
| Ages 15-24 | 10.2% |
| Ages 25-49 | 37.3% |
| Ages 50-64 | 18.4% |
| Ages 65-79 | 14.6% |
| Age 80 and older | 5.3% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2002):
- Female: 13.41%
- Male: 15.08%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2002):
- Female: 21.53%
- Male: 16.01%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2004):
- 83.8 years female
- 77.9 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (2004): 374.46
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births (2005): 3
Percentage using contraception (1995): 48%
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 46.6%
- Male: 70.7%
Female employment rate:
- 2007: 36.4%
- 1997: 46.6%
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 7.9%
- Male: 4.9%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees: no data
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 52.3%
Marriage rate (2007): 4.21 per 1000 people
Divorce rate (2007): 0.8 per 1000 people
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Deaths from stroke ages 0-64 (2002):
- – Female: 1452
- – Male: 2163
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2003):
- – Female: 128.4
- – Male: 238.0
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000 (2002):
- – Incidence: 11.59
- – Death: 0.90
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2002):
- – Incidence: 124.26
- – Death: 24.86
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2002):
- – Stomach: 767
- – Colorectal: 1499
- – Lung: 1721
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 30.3
- Male: 52.0
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 15.6
- Male: 84.7
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 12.30
- Male: 74.13
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week:
- Female: 7%
- Male: 11%
Total alcohol consumption litres per capita (2003): 10.55
Number of cigarettes per person per year (2000): 1766.6
Percentage non-smokers (2003):
- female: 82.4%
- Male: 68.1%
Percentage daily smokers (2003):
- Female: 17.6%
- Male: 31.9%
Percentage overweight (1999, self-reported):
- Female: 25.7%
- Male: 41%
Percentage obese (1999, self-reported):
- Female: 9.9%
- Male: 9.5%
Low Energy Expenditure (2002):
- Female: 70.5%
- Male: 68%
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress
This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with all the necessary basic information in regard to health information in Europe and individual member countries.
This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.