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Italy
Total population: 60 885 000
Income Group: High
Percentage of population living in urban areas: 68.4%
Population proportion between ages 30 and 70 years: 55.0%
Age-standardized death rates
Proportional mortality (% of total deaths, all ages, both sexes)
Communicable,
maternal, perinatal
and nutritional
conditions
4%
250
age-standardized death rate per 100,000
males
females
Injuries
4%
200
Other NCDs
17%
Cardiovascular
diseases
37%
150
Diabetes
4%
100
Chronic respiratory
diseases
5%
50
0
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cancers
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
Diabetes
Cancers
29%
2012
Total deaths: 573,000
NCDs are estimated to account for 92% of total deaths.
Premature mortality due to NCDs
The probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 years from the 4 main NCDs is 10% .
Number of deaths, under 70 years
Females
80
Number of deaths (thousands)
Number of deaths (thousands)
Number of deaths, under 70 years
Males
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2000
2002
2004
2006
Cancers
2008
Diabetes
2010
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2000
2012
Cardiovascular Diseases
80
2002
2004
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
2006
2008
2010
2012
Other NCDs
Adult risk factors
Current tobacco smoking (2011)
Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010)
Raised blood pressure (2008)
Obesity (2008)
males
females
total
31%
18%
25%
9.7
3.9
6.7
33.4%
29.0%
31.1%
21.2%
18.5%
19.8%
National systems response to NCDs
Has an operational NCD unit/branch or department within the Ministry of Health, or equivalent
Yes
Has an operational multisectoral national policy, strategy or action plan that integrates several NCDs and shared risk factors
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce physical inactivity and/or promote physical activity
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the burden of tobacco use
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce unhealthy diet and/or promote healthy diets
Yes
Has evidence-based national guidelines/protocols/standards for the management of major NCDs through a primary care approach
No
Has an NCD surveillance and monitoring system in place to enable reporting against the nine global NCD targets
Yes
Has a national, population-based cancer registry
No
World Health Organization - Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles , 2014.