Health in Sassari (Sardinia, Italy): official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Sassari was 82.8 years in 2024 (80.5 for men and 85.2 for women), below the national figure of 83.4 years and 27th lowest among Italy's 107 provinces.
How many avoidable deaths are there in Sassari?
In 2022, 20.2 in every 10,000 residents of Sassari under 75 died from causes that prevention or timely treatment could have avoided (above the national figure of 17.6), 15th highest in Italy.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Sassari?
The infant mortality rate in Sassari was 3.6 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 Sassari go to hospital in another region?
8.8% of hospital discharges of Sassari residents in 2023 were from hospitals in another region, above the national figure of 8.6% and 54th highest in Italy.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Sassari?
Sassari had 41.1 specialist doctors per 10,000 residents in 2023, above the national figure of 34.1 and 17th highest among provinces.
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyMore figures
- Life expectancy in Sassari rose by 0.3 years between 2014 and 2024, from 82.5 to 82.8; the lowest point since 2019 was 81.8 years in 2022. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- Cancer mortality among adults aged 20 to 64 in Sassari was 7.8 per 10,000 in 2022, above the national figure of 7.6 (37th 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 Sassari ran at 43.4 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 Sassari 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 Sassari had 34.5 beds per 10,000 residents in 2022, above the national figure of 33.3. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- Sassari had 2.4 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 Sassari compares with other provinces in Italy
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Sassari ranks 81 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | Frosinone | 82.8 |
| 79 | Latina | 82.8 |
| 80 | Oristano | 82.8 |
| 81 | Sassari | 82.8 |
| 82 | Taranto | 82.8 |
| 83 | Alessandria | 82.7 |
| 84 | Campobasso | 82.7 |
Avoidable mortality, ages 0-74 (per 10,000, standardised) (2022)
Sassari ranks 15 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Avoidable mortality, ages 0-74 (per 10,000, standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Nuoro | 20.8 |
| 13 | Alessandria | 20.6 |
| 14 | Cosenza | 20.4 |
| 15 | Sassari | 20.2 |
| 16 | Reggio Calabria | 19.9 |
| 17 | Avellino | 19.8 |
| 18 | Benevento | 19.7 |
Hospital stays in another region (% of discharges) (2023)
Sassari ranks 54 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Hospital stays in another region (% of discharges) |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Ragusa | 9.1% |
| 52 | Barletta-Andria-Trani | 8.9% |
| 53 | Latina | 8.8% |
| 54 | Sassari | 8.8% |
| 55 | Vercelli | 8.7% |
| 56 | Caltanissetta | 8.5% |
| 57 | Ferrara | 8.5% |
Specialist doctors per 10,000 residents (2023)
Sassari ranks 17 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Specialist doctors per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Pavia | 43.8 |
| 15 | Catania | 41.9 |
| 16 | Palermo | 41.6 |
| 17 | Sassari | 41.1 |
| 18 | Padova | 40.4 |
| 19 | Parma | 40.1 |
| 20 | Bari | 38.7 |
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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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