Consumption of antibiotics in the community and hospital sectors - defined daily doses (DDD) per day by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
29.9
Greece
Lowest
9.8
Netherlands
Median
20.05
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 in Greece; the lowest is 9.8 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.05, and the mean is 18.93.
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: defined daily doses (DDD) per day: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 29.9 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 2 | France | 26.5 | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 3 | Romania | 25.2 | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 4 | Malta | 24.8 | 2024 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 24.2 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 6 | Cyprus | 23.5 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 23.4 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 23 | 2024 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 22.6 | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 22.6 | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 11 | Italy | 22.3 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 22 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 12 | Croatia | 22 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 21.6 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 15 | Portugal | 20.8 | 2024 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 16 | Belgium | 20.6 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 20.4 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 20.4 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 19 | Lithuania | 19.7 | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 19.7 | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 21 | Iceland | 19.6 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 22 | Czechia | 19 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 16.1 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 16.1 | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 15.4 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 15.4 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 14.4 | 2024 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 27 | Slovenia | 14.4 | 2024 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 29 | Hungary | 13.7 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 29 | Finland | 13.7 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 13 | 2024 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 31 | Estonia | 13 | 2024 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 33 | Austria | 11.8 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 11.2 | 2022 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 9.8 | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 9.8 | 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.