The consumption of pharmaceutical drugs charged to the national health service in Italy increased steadily until 2016, when it peaked at 1,134 defined daily doses (DDD) per one thousand inhabitants per day. However, it dropped in 2017, before slowly increasing again in the next years. In 2021, the level of consumption was equal to 1133.2 DDD/1,000 inhabitants per day. This statistic shows the consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2006 to 2021.
Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2006 to 2021
(in DDD/1,000 inhabitants per day)
Characteristic
Drugs consumption in DDD/1,000 inhabitants per day
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Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (May 31, 2023). Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2006 to 2021 (in DDD/1,000 inhabitants per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/802515/consumption-of-pharmaceutical-drugs-in-italy/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, und Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2006 to 2021 (in DDD/1,000 inhabitants per day)." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/802515/consumption-of-pharmaceutical-drugs-in-italy/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (2023). Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2006 to 2021 (in DDD/1,000 inhabitants per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/802515/consumption-of-pharmaceutical-drugs-in-italy/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, and Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Consumption of Pharmaceutical Drugs in Italy from 2006 to 2021 (in Ddd/1,000 Inhabitants per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/802515/consumption-of-pharmaceutical-drugs-in-italy/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2006 to 2021 (in DDD/1,000 inhabitants per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/802515/consumption-of-pharmaceutical-drugs-in-italy/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2006 to 2021 (in DDD/1,000 inhabitants per day) [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/802515/consumption-of-pharmaceutical-drugs-in-italy/
