Medical technology availability in Italy
Italy: Medical technology availability was 42.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024. β² Rising
Medical technology availability in Italy, 1997β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical technology availability in Italy is 42.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical technology availability in Italy peaked at 42.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.8 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 1997.
That places Italy 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 14.8 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 18.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.78 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 21.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 31.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.83 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 31.88 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 36.45 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.16 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 37.43 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 42.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 6 Cyprus 49.25 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 7 Iceland 43.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 8 United States 42.61 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 10 Switzerland 40.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 11 Germany 37.96 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 12 Romania 30.75 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
More science & technology data for Italy
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.57 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 265.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5331 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 82,771 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical technology availability in Italy?
- Medical technology availability in Italy was 42.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest medical technology availability recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 42.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical technology availability recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1997.
- How does Italy rank for medical technology availability?
- Italy ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical technology availability rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Medical technology availability. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the availability of medical technology by equipment in hospitals (HP.1) and outside hospitals (HP.3-HP.4). Data are provided for: Computed Tomography scanners (CT units) Magnetic Resonance Imaging units (MRI units) Positron Emission Tomography scanner units (PET units) A Gamma camera (including Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, SPECT) Mammography machines Radiation therapy equipment Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.