World suicide prevention day

On the occasion of the World suicide prevention day (10 september 2017), Istat presents in an infographic some characteristics of this phenomenon in the recent […]

The system of health accounts in Italy

Istat disseminates for the first time the estimates for the system of health accounts with reference to the period 2012-2016. The system of health accounts […]

The redistribution of income in Italy

According to the Istat microsimulation model FaMiMod, in 2016 public policies reduced inequality by 15.1 percentage points of the Gini index: from 45.2 estimated for […]

Citizens and civil-justice

In 2015, about 5 million 500 thousand persons (11.0% of persons aged 18 and over) were involved in a civil proceeding at least once. More […]

Residential care facilities

In Italy, residential care facilities, active at 31st December 2013, were 12,261, with 384,450 beds (6.3 for every 1,000 residents). The majority of the residential […]

People with impairments or severe chronicity

In 2013 about 13 million persons aged 15 and over have functional limitations. For this people the interaction between health conditions and behavioural factors may […]

Access to dental care and dental health in Italy

The access to dental care has declined throughout the economic crisis years. The percentage of population who visited a dentist or orthodontist in the last […]

Residential care facilities

In Italy, residential care facilities, active at 31st December 2012, were 11,571, with 372,962 beds (6.2 for every 1,000 residents). The majority of the residential […]

Public offer of nurseries

Children between zero and two years enrolled in nurseries run by municipalities are 149,647 in the 2012/2013 school year; other 43,513 children benefit from contributions […]

Residential care facilities

In Italy, residential care facilities, active at 31st December 2011, are 12,033 with 386,803 beds (6.5 for every 1,000 residents). Compared with 2009 no significant […]