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Country fact sheet: Italy

Population

- Total population: 60 177 000
- Female population: 30 878 000
- Male population: 29 299 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 3 057.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 21.3
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 84.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.892
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 83.0
- Female population (years): 84.9
- Male population (years): 80.9
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 292.6
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 91.1
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (87.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (13.4)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (59.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (26.3)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal