Number of prescriptions for multiple chronic diseases in Italy 2021, by region
In 2021, the average number of prescriptions issued to general practitioners' patients in Italy affected by two or more chronic diseases was 26.9. This statistic highlights regional differences in this figure. According to the data, Umbria was the region where individuals suffering from multiple chronic diseases received the highest number of prescriptions on average, 33 per year. Conversely, during the same year, a patient affected by at least two of such diseases in Veneto received 21.9 prescriptions per year.