Individuals using medicines in Italy 2006-2022, by gender
Between 2006 and 2019, the share of individuals who took medicines in the previous two days increased considerably in Italy. Moreover, this percentage was consistently higher for females than for males. In 2020, however, there was a sudden drop in the share of people using medicines. As of 2022, about 38 percent of male individuals and 45 percent of females used pharmaceutical drugs in the previous two days.