Health in Cremona (Lombardy, Italy): official figures
A baby born in Cremona in 2024 could expect to live 83.6 years: 81.9 for boys and 85.5 for girls. That ranks 49th highest of Italy's provinces (above the national figure of 83.4 years).
How many avoidable deaths are there in Cremona?
Avoidable mortality (deaths under 75 from preventable or treatable causes) in Cremona was 17.4 per 10,000 residents in 2022, 53rd lowest provinces and below the national figure of 17.6.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Cremona?
The infant mortality rate in Cremona was 4.0 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022, above the national figure of 2.5.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many patients from Cremona go to hospital in another region?
Patients from Cremona went to another region for 6.6% of their ordinary acute hospital stays in 2023, 39th lowest share among provinces (below the national figure of 8.6%).
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Cremona?
Cremona had 27.6 specialist doctors per 10,000 residents in 2023, below the national figure of 34.1 and 50th lowest among provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyMore figures
- Life expectancy in Cremona rose by 1.3 years between 2014 and 2024, from 82.3 to 83.6; the lowest point since 2019 was 79.7 years in 2020. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- Cancer mortality among adults aged 20 to 64 in Cremona was 8.1 per 10,000 in 2022, above the national figure of 7.6 (27th highest of 107 provinces). Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- Deaths from dementia and diseases of the nervous system among people aged 65 and over in Cremona ran at 39.4 per 10,000 in 2022, above the national figure of 35.3. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- Road accidents killed young people aged 15 to 34 in Cremona at a rate of 0.4 per 10,000 in 2023 (below the national figure of 0.6). Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- Hospitals in Cremona had 35.5 beds per 10,000 residents in 2022, above the national figure of 33.3. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- Cremona had 3.5 high-intensity care hospital beds (intensive care and similar specialities) per 10,000 residents in 2022. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
How Cremona compares with other provinces in Italy
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Cremona ranks 49 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Lodi | 83.7 |
| 47 | Lucca | 83.7 |
| 48 | Novara | 83.7 |
| 49 | Cremona | 83.6 |
| 50 | Cuneo | 83.6 |
| 51 | La Spezia | 83.6 |
| 52 | Matera | 83.6 |
Avoidable mortality, ages 0-74 (per 10,000, standardised) (2022)
Cremona ranks 55 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Avoidable mortality, ages 0-74 (per 10,000, standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Piacenza | 17.7 |
| 53 | Torino | 17.7 |
| 54 | Novara | 17.5 |
| 55 | Cremona | 17.4 |
| 56 | Pescara | 17.4 |
| 57 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 17.3 |
| 58 | La Spezia | 17.2 |
Hospital stays in another region (% of discharges) (2023)
Cremona ranks 69 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Hospital stays in another region (% of discharges) |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Napoli | 6.9% |
| 67 | Cagliari | 6.7% |
| 68 | Parma | 6.7% |
| 69 | Cremona | 6.6% |
| 70 | Treviso | 6.6% |
| 71 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 6.5% |
| 72 | Udine | 6.5% |
Specialist doctors per 10,000 residents (2023)
Cremona ranks 58 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Specialist doctors per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 28.0 |
| 56 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 27.9 |
| 57 | La Spezia | 27.7 |
| 58 | Cremona | 27.6 |
| 59 | Livorno | 27.5 |
| 60 | Pordenone | 27.4 |
| 61 | Reggio Calabria | 27.4 |
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Sources
- Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica): BES dei territori, edizione 2025: well-being indicators for the 107 provinces and metropolitan cities (Indicatori_per_provincia_sesso_ed.2025.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 90f90043ad3d…)
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