Rate of patients treated in mental health wards in Italy 2022, by gender
In 2022, approximately 777 thousand individuals were treated in mental health wards in Italy, corresponding to 154.2 patients every 10 thousand inhabitants. The majority of patients treated in mental health facilities were women. According to the data, the prevalence rate of female patients treated for mental health problems was 161.2 per 10 thousand individuals, while for men this figure was equal to 146.6 patients per 10 thousand inhabitants. This figure shows the rate of patients treated in mental health wards in Italy in 2022, by gender (per 10,000 inhabitants).