Lung cancer is one of the world’s deadliest diseases. In 2015 it was believed responsible for an estimated 280,000 deaths in the European Union, or 20% of all cancer deaths. 1 In men, lung cancer is the most common kind of fatal cancer. Among women, it is the second most common kind of fatal cancer. 2

In Italy, the picture mirrors the global trend. Lung cancer is the biggest killer of men and is tied with colorectal cancer for the most deaths in women. Moreover, the impact of lung cancer in Italy has been increasing over the past two decades. Deaths from lung cancer were above 35,000 in 2013, up from fewer than 31,000 in 1990. Lung cancer is expected to be diagnosed in 40,000 cases in 2016, according to the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM) in its publication “I numeri del Cancro in Italia 2016” (Cancer numbers in Italy 2016). The number of disability-affected life years (DALYs), or years of life lost due to lung cancer, rose above 607,000 in 2013, after falling below 600,000 in 2010. 3

With this as background, The Economist Intelligence Unit undertook research to assess the economic and social impact of lung cancer in Italy and to compare policy approaches aimed at reducing that impact, including a comparison between Italian strategies and approaches used in neighbouring countries.




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