Distribution of private health expenditure in Italy 2019, by purpose
In 2019, the total private health expenditure in Italy surpassed 40 billion euros. This statistic shows how health spending in the private sector was distributed across different healthcare services. Private purchase of drugs was the function taking up the largest part of private health expenditure, with 26 percent. Dental treatments and specialist service followed, covering 22 and 19 percent of the total spending, respectively.