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Policlinico Umberto I in Rome Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda in Milan. Italy's healthcare system is consistently ranked among the best in the world. [1] [2] The Italian healthcare system employs a Beveridge model, and operates on the assumption that health care is a human right that should be provided to everyone regardless of their ability to pay. [3]
In its 2000 assessment of world health systems, the World Health Organization found that France provided the "best overall health care" in the world. [132] In 2005, France spent 11.2% of GDP on health care, or US$3,926 per capita. Of that, approximately 80% was government expenditure. [64]
A list of countries by health insurance coverage.The table lists the percentage of the total population covered by total public and primary private health insurance, by government/social health insurance, and by primary private health insurance, including 34 members of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries.
Map of total public and private health expenditure per person (see year above map). [1] This article includes 2 lists of countries of the world and their total expenditure on health per capita. Total expenditure includes both public and private expenditures. See also: Health spending as percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by country.
And as Green.org noted, healthcare is “notably less expensive” in Italy, with private healthcare for an elderly couple ranging from 1,500 to 2,800 euros a year, or about $1,620 to $3,020.
Italy's high average varies greatly by regions. In the more affluent north, the life expectancy at birth in 1990 for a man was lower than in Italy's south (73.3 compared to 74.2). For a woman, the average is higher in the north than in the south (80.6 compared to 79.8). [10] Central Italy has the highest average, with 74.7 for men and 81.0 for ...
According to ISTAT, Italy's population is set to decline to 54.4 million people by 2050 from 59 million in 2022, when births dropped to a new historic low of under 400,000.
Italy is considered a high-tax country, with a tax-to-GDP ratio of nearly 43%—well above the OECD average of 34%. However, the issue is the distribution of taxes, which distorts how much some ...