Consumption: defined daily doses (DDD) per day in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Consumption: defined daily doses (DDD) per day was 20.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Consumption of antibiotics in the community and hospital sectors in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption of antibiotics in the community and hospital sectors in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 20.3, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption of antibiotics in the community and hospital sectors in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 21.7 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.4, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Consumption: defined daily doses (DDD) per day in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21.6 | — |
| 2014 | 21.1 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 21.7 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 20.9 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 20.4 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 20.2 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.9 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 16.4 | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 16.4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.4 | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 20 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 20.3 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.83 | 19.9 | 21.7 | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.5 | 16.4 | 20.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More health data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.5 (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 12,876 (2022)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 16,837 (2023)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.3 (2023)
- Life expectancy by age and sex 81.5 (2024)
- Hospital beds by function and type of care 2.28 million (2024)
- Health graduates - historical data 64,888 (2020)
- Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit 1.47 million (2024)
- Hospital beds by type of care - historical data 2.38 million (2019)
- Self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level 50.4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption of antibiotics in the community and hospital sectors in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Consumption of antibiotics in the community and hospital sectors in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 20.3 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest consumption of antibiotics in the community and hospital sectors recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7 in 2015.
- What is the lowest consumption of antibiotics in the community and hospital sectors recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4 in 2020.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for consumption of antibiotics in the community and hospital sectors?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2024.
- Is consumption of antibiotics in the community and hospital sectors rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Consumption of antibiotics in the community and hospital sectors - defined daily doses (DDD) per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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