Pattern of antibiotic consumption at national level (relative use by AWaRe classification) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
88.45
Bhutan
Lowest
26.24
Nepal
Median
64.44
Years covered
8
2016–2023
Data points
350
What the numbers show
Pattern of antibiotic consumption at national level (relative use by AWaRe classification) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 88.45 in Bhutan; the lowest is 26.24 in Nepal.
The median across all reporting countries is 64.44, and the mean is 63.53.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Maldives (up 65.2%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 24.1%).
Pattern of antibiotic consumption at national level: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | 88.45 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 2 | Iceland | 86.32 | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 83.12 | 2023 | — | falling |
| 4 | Denmark | 82.94 | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 5 | Norway | 81.13 | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 6 | South Africa | 80.19 | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 7 | Finland | 79.13 | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 77.14 | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 9 | Ireland | 75.4 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 73.77 | 2021 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 11 | Slovenia | 73.58 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | France | 73.18 | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 13 | Tunisia | 72.53 | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 72.36 | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia | 71.99 | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 16 | Colombia | 71.91 | 2023 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 17 | Honduras | 70.35 | 2023 | — | falling |
| 18 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 69.72 | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 69.04 | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 20 | Benin | 68.19 | 2023 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 21 | Switzerland | 67.75 | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 22 | Belarus | 67.26 | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 66.98 | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 24 | Estonia | 64.44 | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 63.11 | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 26 | Austria | 62.98 | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 27 | Armenia | 62.65 | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 28 | Spain | 62.03 | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 29 | Czechia | 61.49 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 30 | Croatia | 60.98 | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 31 | Germany | 60.96 | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 60.52 | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 33 | Malta | 56.09 | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 34 | Cyprus | 55.43 | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 35 | Montenegro | 53.94 | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 53.78 | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 37 | Romania | 51.49 | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 38 | Jordan | 51.39 | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 39 | Italy | 50.95 | 2023 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 40 | Hungary | 50.54 | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 41 | Georgia | 48.35 | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 42 | Mali | 45.51 | 2022 | down 19.5% | flat |
| 43 | Russia | 45.45 | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 44 | Ukraine | 43.92 | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 45 | Maldives | 38.56 | 2023 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 32.85 | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 47 | Nepal | 26.24 | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |