Consumption of antibiotics in the community and hospital sectors - defined daily doses (DDD) per day by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
29.9 Per thousand inhabitants
Greece
Lowest
9.8 Per thousand inhabitants
Netherlands
Median
20.05 Per thousand inhabitants
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
421
What the numbers show
Consumption of antibiotics in the community and hospital sectors - defined daily doses (DDD) per day is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 29.9 Per thousand inhabitants in Greece; the lowest is 9.8 Per thousand inhabitants in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.05 Per thousand inhabitants, and the mean is 18.93 Per thousand inhabitants.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 34.0%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 28.3%).
Consumption of antibiotics in the community and hospital sectors: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 29.9 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 2 | France | 26.5 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 3 | Romania | 25.2 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 4 | Malta | 24.8 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 24.2 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 6 | Cyprus | 23.5 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 23.4 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 23 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 22.6 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 22.6 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 11 | Italy | 22.3 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 22 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 12 | Croatia | 22 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 21.6 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 15 | Portugal | 20.8 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 16 | Belgium | 20.6 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 20.4 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 20.4 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 19 | Lithuania | 19.7 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 19.7 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 21 | Iceland | 19.6 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 22 | Czechia | 19 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 16.1 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 16.1 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 15.4 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 15.4 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 14.4 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 27 | Slovenia | 14.4 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 29 | Hungary | 13.7 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 29 | Finland | 13.7 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 13 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 31 | Estonia | 13 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 33 | Austria | 11.8 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 11.2 Per thousand inhabitants | 2022 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 9.8 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 9.8 Per thousand inhabitants | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 20.3 Per thousand inhabitants