The statistic illustrates the share of patients receiving terminal sedation in palliative care hospices in Italy from 2015 to 2017. According to the figure, 19 percent of patients received terminal sedation in 2016 and 2017, compared to 18 percent in 2015.
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Ministero della Salute. (January 31, 2019). Share of patients receiving terminal sedation in palliative care hospices in Italy from 2015 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/968458/terminal-sedation-in-palliative-care-in-italy/
Ministero della Salute. "Share of patients receiving terminal sedation in palliative care hospices in Italy from 2015 to 2017." Chart. January 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/968458/terminal-sedation-in-palliative-care-in-italy/
Ministero della Salute. (2019). Share of patients receiving terminal sedation in palliative care hospices in Italy from 2015 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/968458/terminal-sedation-in-palliative-care-in-italy/
Ministero della Salute. "Share of Patients Receiving Terminal Sedation in Palliative Care Hospices in Italy from 2015 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/968458/terminal-sedation-in-palliative-care-in-italy/
Ministero della Salute, Share of patients receiving terminal sedation in palliative care hospices in Italy from 2015 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/968458/terminal-sedation-in-palliative-care-in-italy/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Share of patients receiving terminal sedation in palliative care hospices in Italy from 2015 to 2017 [Graph], Ministero della Salute, January 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/968458/terminal-sedation-in-palliative-care-in-italy/