In 2023 the Sicily it was the most virtuous region for use of alcohol, with a consumption rate of 9.3%, compared to 24%. Valle d’Aosta, 23% of Bolzano and 21% of Friuli Venezia Giulia. The good news ends there, however, because the Island does poorly in almost all other parameters, and is last for unlimited life expectancy after the age of 65 (8.7 years) and second to last for life expectancy at birth (81.8 years). Are the data from Istat’s Bes 2023 report. In Italy there is “a situation of stability, or improvement, for most indicators”, increase which emerges in the comparison “both with the data referring to the previous year and with what was observed in 2019”. There life expectancy, in particular, “it goes from 82.6 to 83.1 years in 2023, almost completely recovering the level of 83.2 years of 2019” even if there are “differences across the territory and by gender“. Not all parameters are positive compared to the pre-Covid era. Since 2020, for example, “a worrying trend has been observed worsening of psychological well-being especially among the majority young“.
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Bes Salute, Sicily in last places
Sicily, as mentioned, struggles on most indicators. According to the technicians ofNational Institute of Statistics, it is among the last regions for healthy life expectancy at birth. The estimate stops at 56.3 years, in a ranking dominated by Bolzano (66.5 years), Trent (64.2), Valle d’Aosta (64) e Tuscany (62.5). Instead they are in the queue Basilicata (52.8 years), Molise (54.9) e Calabria (55.4). The Italian average is 59.2 points. Istat specifies that the data – like those of the life expectancy at birth and of unlimited life expectancy after the age of 65 – are still temporary. Also on the mental health Sicily is not good. The rate calculated by Istat is 68.3 points, the third lowest in Italy on a par with theAbruzzo. The best data is recorded at Bolzano (73.2 points), Trentino Alto Adige (72.5), Trent (71.8) e Sardinia (71.4). The lowest data are those of Marche and Molise (68 points) and of Piedmont and Umbria (68.1). The Italian average is 68.7 points. A value which, the authors of the report underline, is worse than the pre-pandemic period.
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Avoidable mortality above average
As for the avoidable mortality, that is, those cases in which death “could have been avoided
thanks to atimely healthcare and effective, which includes secondary prevention and treatments”, the rate in Sicily (updated to 2021) is 22 cases per 10 thousand inhabitants. Once again it is among the highest in Italy, second only to Molise (23,2) e Campania (25). The lowest rates are those of Trentino-Alto Adige, Bolzano and Trento (all at 15.1), Veneto (16,2) e Tuscany (17). The national rate is 19.2 cases per 10 thousand inhabitants, and records “a significant increase, in contrast with the long-term reduction observed throughout period 2005-2019, which has certainly been affected by the mortality attributable to Covid.” In short, the pandemic took its toll. Also on the child mortality (2021 data) the news is not good. In Sicily the rate is 3.9 deaths per thousand live births, second only to that of Calabria (4,2). The lowest figures are recorded in Umbria (1,2), Tuscany (1,6) e Bolzano (1.7). The national rate is 2.6 deaths each thousand live births.
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Risky habits for citizens
The report provides other parameters for evaluating the health rate in the Italian regions. Come on road accidents between 15 and 34 years (2022 data) the Sicily it is slightly below average, with 0.6 cases per 10 thousand residents, compared to a national figure of 0.7. There cancer mortality between 20 and 64 years (2021 data) is 8.7 cases per 10 thousand residents, against a national average of 7.8. The rate is also higher than the Italian average mortality from dementia and nervous system diseases (33.9 points versus 33.3, 2021 data), as well as multi-chronicity and serious limitations over 75 years of age (58.8 points against 49, 2022 data). Finally, some data is provided on lifestyle habits that are risky for health (data updated 2023). On thealcohol, as mentioned, Sicily is the best region in Italy. This is a happy exception, because the other parameters are negative, sinceexcess weight (49.1 points vs. 44.6) al smoke (21.6 vs. 19.9) at sedentary lifestyle (52.5 vs. 34.2). As for theadequate nutrition, the rate in Sicily is 10.1 points, compared to 16.5 nationally.
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