The prevalence of use of diuretics among individuals suffering from hypertension in Italy slightly decreased between 2006 and 2021. According to data, in fact, in 2006 the share of people affected by this disease and taking water pills was just below 21 percent, while by 2021 this figure amounted roughly to 16 percent. This statistic shows the share of individuals taking diuretics among those suffering from hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021.
Share of individuals taking diuretics among those suffering from hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021
The prevalence of drug use for the specific disease is calculated by dividing the number of subjects who, during the year of observation, received at least one prescription for a specific drug by the total number of patients suffering from the disease in the year of observation.
Figures prior to 2012 taken from previous publications by the source.
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Società Italiana di Medicina Generale. (September 15, 2023). Share of individuals taking diuretics among those suffering from hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/947975/prevalence-of-diuretic-use-among-hypertensives-in-italy/
Società Italiana di Medicina Generale. "Share of individuals taking diuretics among those suffering from hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021." Chart. September 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947975/prevalence-of-diuretic-use-among-hypertensives-in-italy/
Società Italiana di Medicina Generale. (2023). Share of individuals taking diuretics among those suffering from hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947975/prevalence-of-diuretic-use-among-hypertensives-in-italy/
Società Italiana di Medicina Generale. "Share of Individuals Taking Diuretics among Those Suffering from Hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947975/prevalence-of-diuretic-use-among-hypertensives-in-italy/
Società Italiana di Medicina Generale, Share of individuals taking diuretics among those suffering from hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947975/prevalence-of-diuretic-use-among-hypertensives-in-italy/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of individuals taking diuretics among those suffering from hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021 [Graph], Società Italiana di Medicina Generale, September 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/947975/prevalence-of-diuretic-use-among-hypertensives-in-italy/
