The so-called white economy, or
health care sector, employs 3.8 million people or 16.5% of the
national workforce and is worth 290 billion euros, CENSIS
research institute said Wednesday.
In Italy, the term white economy refers to the health care
sector both public and private, according to CENSIS.
The sector generates productivity - or the added value of
the work in relation to the people it employs - is equal to
60,000 per employee, putting the white economy above farming,
construction, the restaurant industry, and trade.
The sector accounts for 9.4% of national production, with
42.2% of its value coming from health care services, 17.9% from
public management and regulation of health and social security,
10.6% from complementary social security and health insurance,
10.4% from personal care, and 1.1% from university programs in
these disciplines, according to CENSIS.
The report to be presented in Rome tomorrow points out that
Italy spends an amount equal to 6.8% of GDP on its national
health service, lower than France (8.6%), Germany (8.4%), and
Britain (7.3%).
Private health spending amounts to 2% of GDP, lower than
the 2.4% average among Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) countries and also lower than all the most
advanced European nations, CENSIS said.
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