In 2021, the average consumption of pharmaceutical drugs charged to the national health system in Italy was equal to 1,133.2 defined daily doses (DDD) per one thousand individuals per day. This statistic shows how this figure varied across regions in the country. According to the data, the region with the highest level of medicines consumption was Campania, with 1,334.3 DDD per 1,000 inhabitants per day. On the contrary, the Autonomous Province of Bolzano was the one registering the lowest level of pharmaceutical drugs’ consumption. In general, consumption seemed to be higher in Central and Southern regions.
Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy as of 2021, by region
(in DDD/1,000 inhabitants per day)
Characteristic
Drugs consumption in DDD/1,000 inhabitants per day
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Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (May 31, 2023). Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy as of 2021, by region (in DDD/1,000 inhabitants per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/830069/pharmaceutical-drugs-consumption-by-region-in-italy/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, und Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy as of 2021, by region (in DDD/1,000 inhabitants per day)." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830069/pharmaceutical-drugs-consumption-by-region-in-italy/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (2023). Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy as of 2021, by region (in DDD/1,000 inhabitants per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830069/pharmaceutical-drugs-consumption-by-region-in-italy/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, and Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Consumption of Pharmaceutical Drugs in Italy as of 2021, by Region (in Ddd/1,000 Inhabitants per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830069/pharmaceutical-drugs-consumption-by-region-in-italy/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy as of 2021, by region (in DDD/1,000 inhabitants per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830069/pharmaceutical-drugs-consumption-by-region-in-italy/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy as of 2021, by region (in DDD/1,000 inhabitants per day) [Graph], Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/830069/pharmaceutical-drugs-consumption-by-region-in-italy/