Health in Biella (Piedmont, Italy): official figures
A baby born in Biella in 2024 could expect to live 83.1 years: 81.3 for boys and 85.0 for girls. That ranks 40th lowest of Italy's provinces (below the national figure of 83.4 years).
How many avoidable deaths are there in Biella?
Avoidable mortality (deaths under 75 from preventable or treatable causes) in Biella was 14.6 per 10,000 residents in 2022, 7th lowest provinces and below the national figure of 17.6.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many patients from Biella go to hospital in another region?
Patients from Biella went to another region for 9.7% of their ordinary acute hospital stays in 2023, 47th highest share among provinces (above the national figure of 8.6%).
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Biella?
Biella had 24.3 specialist doctors per 10,000 residents in 2023, below the national figure of 34.1 and 23rd lowest among provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyMore figures
- Life expectancy in Biella rose by 1.0 years between 2014 and 2024, from 82.1 to 83.1; the lowest point since 2019 was 81.3 years in 2020. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- Cancer mortality among adults aged 20 to 64 in Biella was 7.2 per 10,000 in 2022, below the national figure of 7.6 (46th lowest 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 Biella ran at 36.7 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 Biella at a rate of 0.3 per 10,000 in 2023 (below the national figure of 0.6). Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- Hospitals in Biella had 32.1 beds per 10,000 residents in 2022, below the national figure of 33.3. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- Biella had 1.9 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 Biella compares with other provinces in Italy
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Biella ranks 68 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Lecce | 83.2 |
| 66 | Rovigo | 83.2 |
| 67 | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 83.2 |
| 68 | Biella | 83.1 |
| 69 | Grosseto | 83.1 |
| 70 | Ragusa | 83.1 |
| 71 | Sondrio | 83.1 |
Avoidable mortality, ages 0-74 (per 10,000, standardised) (2022)
Biella ranks 101 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Avoidable mortality, ages 0-74 (per 10,000, standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 98 | Siena | 14.8 |
| 99 | Reggio nell’Emilia | 14.7 |
| 100 | Arezzo | 14.6 |
| 101 | Biella | 14.6 |
| 102 | Firenze | 14.6 |
| 103 | Pesaro e Urbino | 14.5 |
| 104 | Monza e della Brianza | 14.4 |
Hospital stays in another region (% of discharges) (2023)
Biella ranks 47 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Hospital stays in another region (% of discharges) |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Brindisi | 10.3% |
| 45 | Trapani | 10.2% |
| 46 | Agrigento | 9.7% |
| 47 | Biella | 9.7% |
| 48 | Grosseto | 9.6% |
| 49 | Lecce | 9.3% |
| 50 | Ancona | 9.2% |
Specialist doctors per 10,000 residents (2023)
Biella ranks 85 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Specialist doctors per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | Lecco | 24.6 |
| 83 | Caserta | 24.4 |
| 84 | Pistoia | 24.4 |
| 85 | Biella | 24.3 |
| 86 | Macerata | 24.3 |
| 87 | Imperia | 23.9 |
| 88 | Pesaro e Urbino | 23.9 |
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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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