In 2023, roughly 854 thousand individuals were treated in mental health wards in hospitals in Italy. The majority of patients treated in mental health facilities were women. According to the data, female patients treated for mental problems were over 465 thousand, while male patients were approximately 388 thousand.
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Number of patients treated in mental health wards in Italy in 2023, by gender
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Ministero della Salute. (December 19, 2024). Number of patients treated in mental health wards in Italy in 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/808157/number-of-patients-of-mental-health-departments-by-gender-in-italy/
Ministero della Salute. "Number of patients treated in mental health wards in Italy in 2023, by gender." Chart. December 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/808157/number-of-patients-of-mental-health-departments-by-gender-in-italy/
Ministero della Salute. (2024). Number of patients treated in mental health wards in Italy in 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/808157/number-of-patients-of-mental-health-departments-by-gender-in-italy/
Ministero della Salute. "Number of Patients Treated in Mental Health Wards in Italy in 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/808157/number-of-patients-of-mental-health-departments-by-gender-in-italy/
Ministero della Salute, Number of patients treated in mental health wards in Italy in 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/808157/number-of-patients-of-mental-health-departments-by-gender-in-italy/ (last visited July 26, 2025)
Number of patients treated in mental health wards in Italy in 2023, by gender [Graph], Ministero della Salute, December 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/808157/number-of-patients-of-mental-health-departments-by-gender-in-italy/
