Report. Those living in the southern regions today have a life expectancy 1.3 years lower than in the center and northwest and 1.5 years lower than in the northeast, according to a new report.

written by Andrea Capocci

Topic Italy

February 13, 2024

When it comes to health care, Italy is divided in two because of a poorly and thoughtlessly funded health system. And the authors of the report Un Paese due cure. I divari Nord-Sud nel diritto alla salute (“One Country, Two Kinds of Care. North-South gaps in the right to health”), presented last week in Rome by the Association for the Development of Industry in Southern Italy (SVIMEZ) together with the Save the Children NGO, predict that differentiated autonomy will further increase inequality.

In recent years, the main health indicators have improved (slightly) throughout Italy. But since progress is slower in the southern regions, the gap is only getting wider. For example, those living in the southern regions today have a life expectancy 1.3 years lower than in the center and northwest and 1.5 years lower than in the northeast.

The same goes for avoidable mortality, i.e.........

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