In 2023, a total of almost 854 thousand patients received treatment in mental health wards in hospitals in Italy. This statistic breaks this figure down by age group of the patients. According to the data, the age group accounting for the largest share of patients was the one between 45 and 64 years. As a matter of fact, roughly 358.8 thousand individuals from this age group received psychiatric treatment. Moreover, there were approximately 70,550 young patients aged 18 to 24 years.
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Number of patients treated in mental health departments in Italy in 2023, by age group
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Ministero della Salute. (December 19, 2024). Number of patients treated in mental health departments in Italy in 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/808461/number-of-patients-of-mental-health-departments-by-age-group-in-italy/
Ministero della Salute. "Number of patients treated in mental health departments in Italy in 2023, by age group." Chart. December 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/808461/number-of-patients-of-mental-health-departments-by-age-group-in-italy/
Ministero della Salute. (2024). Number of patients treated in mental health departments in Italy in 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/808461/number-of-patients-of-mental-health-departments-by-age-group-in-italy/
Ministero della Salute. "Number of Patients Treated in Mental Health Departments in Italy in 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/808461/number-of-patients-of-mental-health-departments-by-age-group-in-italy/
Ministero della Salute, Number of patients treated in mental health departments in Italy in 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/808461/number-of-patients-of-mental-health-departments-by-age-group-in-italy/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Number of patients treated in mental health departments in Italy in 2023, by age group [Graph], Ministero della Salute, December 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/808461/number-of-patients-of-mental-health-departments-by-age-group-in-italy/
