Share of elderly reporting depression symptoms in Italy 2021-2022, by region
Between 2021 and 2022, about 9.5 percent of elderly individuals in Italy experienced depression symptoms. According to the data, Umbria was the region with the largest share of population aged 65 years and older declaring to having suffered from depression symptoms during the two weeks preceding the interview, amounting to 16.7 percent. Conversely, just 3.5 percent of elderly residing in the region of Tuscany suffered from depressive symptoms during this period. This statistic shows the share of elderly individuals experiencing depression symptoms in Italy between 2021 and 2022, by region.