According to Italy's Passi surveillance, about 6% of adults aged 18-69 report depressive symptoms.
Notes on verification
Directly confirmed by ISS/Epicentro official sources and corroborated across multiple biennial PASSI survey waves (2021-2024) and independent Italian media reports, though all trace to the same underlying PASSI surveillance system.
Sources
- Salute mentale epidemiologia in Italia (epicentro.iss.it)
- https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/depressione-il-6percento-adulti-e-12percento-i-cronici-cresce-piu-vulnerabili-e-gli-anziani-sfiora-30percento-AFI7Zd8 (ilsole24ore.com)
- https://www.quotidianosanita.it/studi-e-analisi/articolo.php?articolo_id=124885 (quotidianosanita.it)