Update of Bes indicators - December 2024

Istat releases the biannual update of the indicators on Equitable and sustainable well-being (Bes).

This update provides for the alignment of data on the Bes indicators with the updates of the Bes indicators at local level and measures for monitoring Sustainable Development Goals released by Istat.

On this occasion, within 9 of the 12 Bes domains, 22 indicators are updated and, in some cases, revisions in the time series are published.

The update is disseminated in three complete files in xlsx format, to facilitate customised consultation of Bes indicators, jointly considering different domains, multiple indicators, different selections of the territories and the available breakdowns (geographical area, gender, age group and level of education).

A first file contains data by region, geographical macro area and, when available, gender; a second file contains data for indicators available by age and gender; a third file contains, for the indicators for which it is possible, the classification by level of education, age and gender.

The metadata for the 152 Bes indicators are contained in a separate file.

Updated indicators by domain

Health

• Road accidents mortality rate (15-34 years old)

Education and training

• First-time entry rate to university by cohort of upper secondary graduates
• Inadequate level of literacy (students in grade 8)
• Inadequate level of numeracy (students in grade 8)

Economic well-being

• Gross disposable income per capita
• Disposable income inequality
• People at risk of poverty
• Absolute poverty (incidence)
• Severe material and social deprivation rate – Europe 2030
• Severe housing deprivation
• Great difficulty in making ends meet
• Very low work intensity – Europe 2030
• Housing cost overburden rate

Politics and institutions

• Voter turnout
• Women and political representation at regional level

Safety

• Intentional homicide rate

Landscape and cultural heritage

• Current expenditure of Municipalities on culture

Environment

• Soil sealing from artificial land cover
• Domestic material consumption

Innovation, research and creativity

• R&D intensity

Quality of services

• Hospital beds in high-care wards
• Hospital patient emigration to a different region