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.