In 2021, the average number of prescriptions issued to general practitioners' patients in Italy affected by two or more chronic diseases was 26.9. This statistic highlights gender differences in this figure. Men suffering from multiple chronic diseases received on average more prescriptions than women did. Among people affected by at least two of such diseases, the use of concurrent pharmaceutical treatments was very common.
Average number of prescriptions given to people affected by at least two chronic diseases in Italy in 2021, by gender
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Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (May 31, 2023). Average number of prescriptions given to people affected by at least two chronic diseases in Italy in 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320461/number-of-prescriptions-for-multiple-chronic-diseases-in-italy-by-gender/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, und Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Average number of prescriptions given to people affected by at least two chronic diseases in Italy in 2021, by gender." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320461/number-of-prescriptions-for-multiple-chronic-diseases-in-italy-by-gender/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (2023). Average number of prescriptions given to people affected by at least two chronic diseases in Italy in 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320461/number-of-prescriptions-for-multiple-chronic-diseases-in-italy-by-gender/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, and Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Average Number of Prescriptions given to People Affected by at Least Two Chronic Diseases in Italy in 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320461/number-of-prescriptions-for-multiple-chronic-diseases-in-italy-by-gender/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Average number of prescriptions given to people affected by at least two chronic diseases in Italy in 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320461/number-of-prescriptions-for-multiple-chronic-diseases-in-italy-by-gender/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Average number of prescriptions given to people affected by at least two chronic diseases in Italy in 2021, by gender [Graph], Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320461/number-of-prescriptions-for-multiple-chronic-diseases-in-italy-by-gender/
