Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Italy
Italy: Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main was 1.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.3%
Change on year
up 44.4%
World rank
9th
of 47 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2016
All-time low
0.9%
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2025
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Italy, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Italy stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of up 44.4% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Italy peaked at 3.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
Italy ranks 9th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.2% | — |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -37.9% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +35.3% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -58.1% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 6 Iceland 1.9% compare
- 7 Switzerland 1.5% compare
- 7 Romania 1.5% compare
- 10 North Macedonia 1.1% compare
- 10 Norway 1.1% compare
- 12 Belgium 0.9% compare
- 12 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 0.9% compare
More work & labour data for Italy
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6794 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.662 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,671 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,422 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,512 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 17,865 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 35,377 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Italy?
- Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Italy was 1.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main?
- Italy ranks 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main reason declared and labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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