Out-of-pocket health spending in Italy
Households paid 22.3% of current health spending in Italy directly out of pocket in 2024.
Italy, 2024
22.3%
Change from 2023
−1.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
13.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
13.9%
Out-of-pocket health spending in Italy over time
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% of current health expenditure. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.3% | 13.0% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | 14.9% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | 14.7% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | 14.5% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | 15.9% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | 15.9% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | 16.1% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | 15.9% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | 16.2% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | 16.2% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | 16.1% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | 16.4% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | 16.3% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | 16.1% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | 15.7% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | 16.1% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | 16.0% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | 16.1% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | 15.7% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | 15.9% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | 15.5% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | 15.4% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | 15.5% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | 15.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 23.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 23.0%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 13.0%.
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All statistics for Italy
Health spending share of GDP
8.4%
2024 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$3,398 per person
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
83.7 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
2.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
312 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
575 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat