Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list)

Sardegna had the highest unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) of 21 regions in 2022, at 5.6%. Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.4% and the figure for Italy was 1.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5.6Sardegna

Lowest0Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste

Median1.421 regions

Italy1.8History

All regions, 2022

%. Source: Eurostat, Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth_silc_08_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Sardegna	5.6	-2.8 pts
2	Umbria	4.9	+1.4 pts
3	Puglia	3.7	+0.8 pts
4	Toscana	3.5	-0.1 pts
5	Calabria	3.4	+0.9 pts
6	Campania	2.4	+0.9 pts
7	Basilicata	2.1	+1.5 pts
8	Piemonte	1.8	+0.5 pts
9	Molise	1.6	+0.2 pts
10	Sicilia	1.5	0 pts
11	Lazio	1.4	-1.2 pts
12	Abruzzo	1.3	+0.2 pts
13	Lombardia	1	+0.2 pts
14	Liguria	0.8	-1.1 pts
14	Veneto	0.8	-0.7 pts
16	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	0.7	-0.1 pts
16	Marche	0.7	-0.4 pts
18	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	0.5	-0.3 pts
19	Emilia-Romagna	0.2	-0.2 pts
20	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	0	0 pts
20	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	0	-1 pts

Other periods

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2024
2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

Share of people aged 16 and over who say that in the previous 12 months they needed a medical examination or treatment and did not get it because it was too expensive, too far to travel or the waiting list was too long (EU statistics on income and living conditions, EU-SILC).

Self-reported, and measured over everyone aged 16 and over, not only those who needed care. Dental care is asked separately and is not included. The reference year is the survey year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth_silc_08_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_08_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth_silc_08_r) (Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_08_r/default/table

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Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth_silc_08_r), Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list), 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_08_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unmet-need-for-medical-care/italy-regions?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth_silc_08_r). Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_08_r/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unmet-need-for-medical-care/italy-regions?period=2022.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth_silc_08_r), Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_08_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unmet-need-for-medical-care/italy-regions?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth\_silc\_08\_r): Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_08_r/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unmet-need-for-medical-care/italy-regions?period=2022. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth\_silc\_08\_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth\_silc\_08\_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which region has the highest unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list)?

Sardegna, with 5.6% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list)?

Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste, with 0% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth_silc_08_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.