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Italy has one of the highest life expectancies in the world. Italy's high average varies greatly by regions. In the more affluent north, the life expectancy at birth in 1990 for a man was lower than in Italy's south (73.3 compared to 74.2). For a woman, the average is higher in the north than in the south (80.6 compared to 79.8). [10]
Policlinico Umberto I in Rome Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda in Milan. Italy's healthcare system is consistently ranked among the best in the world. [1] [2] The Italian healthcare system employs a Beveridge model, and operates on the assumption that health care is a human right that should be provided to everyone regardless of their ability to pay. [3]
Obesity in Italy has been increasingly cited as a major health issue in recent years. Overall, the Italians, along with the French and the Swiss, are considered among the slimmest people in Europe on average. [1] In 2011, Italy was the only country in Europe where the average weight dropped. [1]
Highlighting the strains facing health services in Italy, the southern region of Calabria has signed a three-year deal to draft in almost 500 medics from the Caribbean island to help overcome a ...
Italian authorities have issued an “extreme” health risk for 16 cities including Rome and Florence this weekend as a heat wave that is baking Europe threatens to bring record temperatures.
JetPunk is an online trivia and quizzing website. The service offers a variety of quizzes in different topics, such as geography, history, science, literature, and music. [2] [3] The site offers quizzes in a variety of languages, including but not limited to: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, German, Finnish, Portuguese, and Polish. [4]
Like heart disease, the first entry on our list of common health issues facing older Americans, obesity is found in epidemic levels across both genders and most racial and ethnic groups. The ...
The first published figures on the 14 country surveys completed to date, indicate that, of those disorders assessed, anxiety disorders are the most common in all but 1 country (prevalence in the prior 12-month period of 2.4% to 18.2%) and mood disorders next most common in all but 2 countries (12-month prevalence of 0.8% to 9.6%), while ...