Antibiotic consumption rate by country
Total defined daily doses of antibiotics and antituberculosis drugs used in a given year per 1,000 inhabitants per day.
Countries reporting
44
Highest
36.33 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day
Jordan
Lowest
5.66 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day
Honduras
Median
19.63 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day
Years covered
8
2016–2023
Data points
344
What the numbers show
Antibiotic consumption rate is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 36.33 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Jordan; the lowest is 5.66 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.63 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day, and the mean is 20.43 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 24 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 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 2 | Nepal | 34.34 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 3 | Cyprus | 34.14 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2022 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 4 | Tunisia | 33.55 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 32.72 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 6 | Montenegro | 31.85 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 7 | Maldives | 29.79 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 29.61 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 9 | South Africa | 29.52 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | — | rising |
| 10 | Tanzania | 29.25 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 25.54 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 25.36 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 14 | France | 24.54 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 15 | Georgia | 24.44 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 16 | Poland | 24.07 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 18 | Colombia | 22.73 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 19 | Benin | 22.72 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 20 | Croatia | 21.61 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 21 | Belgium | 21.13 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 22 | Belarus | 20.84 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 20.24 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 24 | Portugal | 19.88 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 25 | Lithuania | 19.38 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 18.81 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 27 | Laos | 18.44 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | — | flat |
| 28 | Iceland | 18.31 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 29 | Russia | 17.45 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 17.08 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 16.26 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia | 15.25 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 33 | Hungary | 14.81 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 34 | Armenia | 14.14 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 13.76 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 36 | Germany | 13.7 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 13 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 38 | Finland | 12.57 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 39 | Bhutan | 12.15 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | — | rising |
| 40 | Norway | 12.06 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 41 | Austria | 11.89 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 42 | Switzerland | 11.36 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 43 | Ukraine | 10.65 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 44 | Sweden | 9.67 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2021 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 45 | Mali | 8.42 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2022 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 46 | Honduras | 5.66 defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2023 | — | falling |
About this data
Total defined daily doses of antibiotics and antituberculosis drugs used in a given year per 1,000 inhabitants per day.