State of Health in the EU, Italy Country Health Profile 2019

by OECD in co-operation with the European Commission

Abstract

This profile provides a concise and policy-relevant overview of health and the health system in Italy as part of the broader series of the State of Health in the EU country profiles. It provides a short synthesis of: the health status in the country; the determinants of health, focussing on behavioural risk factors; the organisation of the health system; and the effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of the health system. This profile is the joint work of the OECD and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, in co-operation with the European Commission.

Index of Content

1 Highlights
2 Health in Italy
3 Risk factors
4 The health system
5 Assessment of the health system
6 Key findings

Published by:
OECD/European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2019), Italy: Country Health Profile 2019, State of Health in the EU, OECD Publishing, Paris/European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Brussels, https://doi.org/10.1787/cef1e5cb-en.

Download the document in PDF: Italy - Country Health Profile 2019 - by OECD (2,9 MB - 24 Pages)