Belgium vs Italy: Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main
Belgium
0.9%
in 2025
Italy
1.3%
in 2025
Belgium rank
12th
Italy rank
9th
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.3% against 0.9% in Belgium, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Italy ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Italy ranks 9th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 2.5% | 2.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 2.0% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main, Belgium or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.3% against 0.9% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main between Belgium and Italy?
- 0.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Italy ranks 9th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main reason declared and labour status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.