In 2021, the average expenditure by the Italian National Health Service (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale, SSN) per patient affected by at least one chronic disease was approximately 697 euros. This statistic highlights differences in this figure according to the number of chronic diseases a patient was suffering from. The amount of money spent by the SSN per chronic disease patient increased together with the number of diseases, peaking at approximately three thousand euros per capita per year for people affected by eight diseases. For individuals who suffered from nine diseases, however, the average cost per capita decreased to just bellow 2.1 thousand euros.
These figures take into account all the public healthcare services offered to chronic disease patients, including the costs of prescription drugs covered by public health insurance.
Average cost per chronic disease patient for the National Health Service in Italy in 2021, by number of diseases
(in euros)
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Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (May 31, 2023). Average cost per chronic disease patient for the National Health Service in Italy in 2021, by number of diseases (in euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320708/average-nhs-cost-of-chronic-diseases-patients-in-italy-by-number-of-diseases/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, und Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Average cost per chronic disease patient for the National Health Service in Italy in 2021, by number of diseases (in euros)." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320708/average-nhs-cost-of-chronic-diseases-patients-in-italy-by-number-of-diseases/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (2023). Average cost per chronic disease patient for the National Health Service in Italy in 2021, by number of diseases (in euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320708/average-nhs-cost-of-chronic-diseases-patients-in-italy-by-number-of-diseases/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, and Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Average Cost per Chronic Disease Patient for The National Health Service in Italy in 2021, by Number of Diseases (in Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320708/average-nhs-cost-of-chronic-diseases-patients-in-italy-by-number-of-diseases/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Average cost per chronic disease patient for the National Health Service in Italy in 2021, by number of diseases (in euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320708/average-nhs-cost-of-chronic-diseases-patients-in-italy-by-number-of-diseases/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Average cost per chronic disease patient for the National Health Service in Italy in 2021, by number of diseases (in euros) [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/1320708/average-nhs-cost-of-chronic-diseases-patients-in-italy-by-number-of-diseases/
