Italy: Medical tourism profile

 

Overview

Inbound medical tourism 2019 20,000
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Tourists 2019 100 million
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Population 2021 60.4 million
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Italy was an important destination for cosmetic surgery, but has lost out to cheaper countries. Few hospitals show interest in promoting medical tourism. The standard of healthcare is high.



Inbound

Medical tourism numbers in

According to a 2018 EU report, the number of medical tourists (ONLY those under the EU Cross-Border Healthcare rules) for 2016 was 9,335.



Outbound

Medical tourism numbers out

According to InterCare Milan the number of Italians who travel abroad for healthcare:

2009

20,000

2012

184,000

2013

200,000

2014

340,000



Environment

Medical tourism promotion

Italian authorities plan to invest in and develop health tourism and benefit from the growing numbers of medical tourists.

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