Antibiotics obtainable without prescription (proxy: non‑prescription acquisition reported)
Binary indicator (1/0) based on surveys: 1 if ≥5% of antibiotic users report obtaining antibiotics without a prescription; else 0.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.60/1)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Binary indicator (1/0) based on surveys: 1 if ≥5% of antibiotic users report obtaining antibiotics without a prescription; else 0. Source: WHO (2015) Multi-country public awareness survey; European Commission Eurobarometer 445 (2016).
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1.00/1 |
| 2 | Cambodia | 1.00/1 |
| 3 | Croatia | 1.00/1 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 1.00/1 |
| 5 | Greece | 1.00/1 |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 1.00/1 |
| 7 | Hungary | 1.00/1 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 1.00/1 |
| 9 | Italy | 1.00/1 |
| 10 | Kenya | 1.00/1 |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.00/1 |
| 12 | Lithuania | 1.00/1 |
| 13 | Mexico | 1.00/1 |
| 14 | Morocco | 1.00/1 |
| 15 | Nigeria | 1.00/1 |
| 16 | Pakistan | 1.00/1 |
| 17 | Poland | 1.00/1 |
| 18 | Portugal | 1.00/1 |
| 19 | Romania | 1.00/1 |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 1.00/1 |
| 21 | Serbia | 1.00/1 |
| 22 | Vietnam | 1.00/1 |
| 23 | South Africa | 1.00/1 |
| 24 | Sudan | 1.00/1 |
| 25 | Thailand | 1.00/1 |
| 26 | Ukraine | 1.00/1 |
| 27 | Albania | 1.00/1 |
| 28 | Andorra | 1.00/1 |
| 29 | Austria | 1.00/1 |
| 30 | Brazil | 1.00/1 |
| 31 | Belarus | 0.00/1 |
| 32 | Czech Republic | 0.00/1 |
| 33 | Denmark | 0.00/1 |
| 34 | France | 0.00/1 |
| 35 | Germany | 0.00/1 |
| 36 | Ireland | 0.00/1 |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 0.00/1 |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.00/1 |
| 39 | Latvia | 0.00/1 |
| 40 | Netherlands | 0.00/1 |
| 41 | Slovakia | 0.00/1 |
| 42 | Sweden | 0.00/1 |
| 43 | Tunisia | 0.00/1 |
| 44 | Türkiye | 0.00/1 |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 0.00/1 |
| 46 | United States of America | 0.00/1 |
| 47 | Uruguay | 0.00/1 |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 0.00/1 |
| 49 | Belgium | 0.00/1 |
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Data Source
This data comes from WHO (2015) Multi-country public awareness survey; European Commission Eurobarometer 445 (2016) (2016).
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