Antibiotic consumption rate by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
36.33
Jordan
Lowest
5.66
Honduras
Median
20.06
Years covered
8
2016–2023
Data points
344
What the numbers show
Antibiotic consumption rate is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 36.33 in Jordan; the lowest is 5.66 in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.06, and the mean is 20.58.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 44.4%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 75.4%).
Antibiotic consumption rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 36.33 | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 2 | Nepal | 34.34 | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 3 | Cyprus | 34.14 | 2022 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 4 | Tunisia | 33.55 | 2023 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 32.72 | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 6 | Montenegro | 31.85 | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 7 | Maldives | 29.79 | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 29.61 | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 9 | South Africa | 29.52 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 10 | Tanzania | 29.25 | 2023 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 25.54 | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 25.36 | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 13 | Malta | 24.98 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 14 | France | 24.54 | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 15 | Georgia | 24.44 | 2023 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 16 | Poland | 24.07 | 2023 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 17 | Ireland | 22.88 | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 18 | Colombia | 22.73 | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 19 | Benin | 22.72 | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 20 | Croatia | 21.61 | 2023 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 21 | Belgium | 21.13 | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 22 | Belarus | 20.84 | 2023 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 20.24 | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 24 | Portugal | 19.88 | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 25 | Lithuania | 19.38 | 2023 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 18.81 | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 27 | Laos | 18.44 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 28 | Iceland | 18.31 | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 29 | Russia | 17.45 | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 17.08 | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 16.26 | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia | 15.25 | 2023 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 33 | Hungary | 14.81 | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 34 | Armenia | 14.14 | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 13.76 | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 36 | Germany | 13.7 | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 13 | 2023 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 38 | Finland | 12.57 | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 39 | Bhutan | 12.15 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 40 | Norway | 12.06 | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 41 | Austria | 11.89 | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 42 | Switzerland | 11.36 | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 43 | Ukraine | 10.65 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 44 | Sweden | 9.67 | 2021 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 45 | Mali | 8.42 | 2022 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 46 | Honduras | 5.66 | 2023 | — | falling |