Between 2011 and 2018 the expenditure on digital health fluctuated in Italy. However, from 2016 onwards, it steadily increased. In 2018, the spending on e-health peaked at 1.39 billion euros. Digital health is an expression meant to define all the applications of information and communication technology in the health sector. eHealth expenditure is expected to gradually grow until 2020 in Italy.
Comparison with eHealth revenues in other European countries
In 2018, the estimated eHealth revenues reached 328.4 million U.S. dollars in Italy . In detail, Italy was the fourth European country with the highest revenues coming from eHealth. First, second and third in the ranking were Germany, France and United Kingdom with 652.1, 470.6 and 430.1 million U.S. dollars, respectively.
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Osservatori Digital Innovation. (May 21, 2019). Level of expenditure in digital healthcare in Italy from 2011 to 2018 (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/790786/expenditure-in-digital-healthcare-in-italy/
Osservatori Digital Innovation. "Level of expenditure in digital healthcare in Italy from 2011 to 2018 (in billion euros)." Chart. May 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/790786/expenditure-in-digital-healthcare-in-italy/
Osservatori Digital Innovation. (2019). Level of expenditure in digital healthcare in Italy from 2011 to 2018 (in billion euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/790786/expenditure-in-digital-healthcare-in-italy/
Osservatori Digital Innovation. "Level of Expenditure in Digital Healthcare in Italy from 2011 to 2018 (in Billion Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/790786/expenditure-in-digital-healthcare-in-italy/
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