Risk factors to health

In 2015, 19.6% of the population aged 14 and over were smokers (10,344 millions of the population), 22.8% were former smokers and 56.3% no smokers. […]

Aspects of daily life

“Aspects of daily life” is a large annual sample survey that covers the resident population in private households, by interviewing a sample of 20.000 households […]

Home accidents

In 2014, about 700 thousand people –11.3‰ of the population – experienced an accident at home. There were a total of 783,000 accidents, with an […]

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 […]

Annual report 2015 - The state of the Nation

The 23rd edition of Istat Annual Report develops a documented reflection on the present situation in Italy, offering a picture of recent changes, and identifying […]

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 […]

Use and abuse of alcohol

In 2014 the percentage of population aged 11 and over who had consumed at least one alcoholic drink during the year was 63%. This rate […]

Households’ Consumption Expenditures

The Household Budget Survey records all residing household expenditures to purchase goods and services to meet their needs; it is the main data source to […]

Induced abortion

In 2012, a total of 103,191 induced abortions were performed in Italy, 6,850 fewer than in 2011. Italy is one of the EU countries with […]