Iceland vs Norway: Pattern of antibiotic consumption at national level

Iceland
86.32
in 2023
Norway
81.13
in 2023
Iceland rank
2nd
Norway rank
5th

Pattern of antibiotic consumption at national level over time

  • Iceland
  • Norway
020406080201620192023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 86.32 against 81.13 in Norway, a difference of 5.19.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 5th of 47 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Norway Difference Ahead
2010s 84.98 79.79 5.19 Iceland
2020s 86.63 80.4 6.23 Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pattern of antibiotic consumption at national level, Iceland or Norway?
Iceland, at 86.32 against 81.13 in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in pattern of antibiotic consumption at national level between Iceland and Norway?
5.19, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for pattern of antibiotic consumption at national level?
Iceland ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 5th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Pattern of antibiotic consumption at national level (relative use by AWaRe classification). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iceland vs Norway: Pattern of antibiotic consumption at national level. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/pattern-of-antibiotic-consumption-at-national-level-relative-use-by-aware-classification/iceland/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/pattern-of-antibiotic-consumption-at-national-level-relative-use-by-aware-classification/iceland/norway/">Iceland vs Norway: Pattern of antibiotic consumption at national level</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Pattern of antibiotic consumption at national level (relative use by AWaRe classification)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
47 places, 350 data points, 2016–2023
Last refreshed