economic2021

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data31 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
71.5daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
Median: 63.2daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
Countries Covered
31
with available data
Highest
Iceland
161.1daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
Lowest
Latvia
21.5daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
Top 5 Countries
1Iceland161.1daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
2Portugal139.6daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
3Canada130.4daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
4Australia122.2daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
5Sweden108.9daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
By Region
North America130.4daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day(1 countries)
Oceania97.5daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day(2 countries)
South America90.7daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day(1 countries)
Europe70.7daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day(23 countries)
Other44.0daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (21.5daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day)High (161.1daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 71.5daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day)

North America (1)
Oceania (2)
South America (1)
Europe (23)
Other (2)
Asia (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

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About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Iceland161.1daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
2Portugal139.6daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
3Canada130.4daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
4Australia122.2daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
5Sweden108.9daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
6United Kingdom107.9daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
7Spain92.0daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
8Chile90.7daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
9Denmark84.6daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
10Belgium83.8daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
11Finland81.5daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
12New Zealand72.8daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
13Greece70.6daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
14Czech Republic65.7daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
15Slovenia63.6daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
16Austria63.2daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
17Germany62.2daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
18Norway61.1daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
19Israel57.7daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
20Luxembourg57.3daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
21France54.5daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
22Türkiye48.9daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
23Slovakia48.2daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
24Netherlands47.3daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
25Italy44.4daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
26Estonia40.7daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
27Costa Rica39.0daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
28Lithuania36.8daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
29Hungary29.8daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
30South Korea27.4daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
31Latvia21.5daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
Showing 31 of 31 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).

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