Bloomberg Rankings has rated Italy the second healthiest country in the world and the top ranked country for health in all of Europe. This health score is based on factors like mortality rates, number of people smoking, the percentage of immunizations, the percentage of population with healthcare, healthcare efficiency, healthcare satisfaction and life expectancy.
Italy has one of the most efficient healthcare systems in the world and the Italian universal healthcare system has actually been getting better and better from year to year: the Bloomberg rankings are based on countries that have a population of at least 1 million and provide a health score and a health-risk score. Each country's place was calculated by subtracting their risk score from their health score.
