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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

Global Average
0.60/1
Median: 1.00/1
Countries Covered
49
with available data
Highest
Bulgaria
1.00/1
Lowest
Belgium
0.00/1
Top 5 Countries
1Bulgaria1.00/1
2Cambodia1.00/1
3Croatia1.00/1
4Cyprus1.00/1
5Greece1.00/1
By Region
Africa1.00/1(4 countries)
Asia0.80/1(6 countries)
Other0.50/1(11 countries)
Europe0.50/1(24 countries)
North America0.50/1(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.00/1)High (1.00/1)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.60/1)

Africa (4)
Asia (6)
Other (11)
Europe (24)
North America (2)
South America (2)

Percentile Profile

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

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

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
1Bulgaria1.00/1
2Cambodia1.00/1
3Croatia1.00/1
4Cyprus1.00/1
5Greece1.00/1
6Hong Kong1.00/1
7Hungary1.00/1
8Indonesia1.00/1
9Italy1.00/1
10Kenya1.00/1
11Lao People's Democratic Republic1.00/1
12Lithuania1.00/1
13Mexico1.00/1
14Morocco1.00/1
15Nigeria1.00/1
16Pakistan1.00/1
17Poland1.00/1
18Portugal1.00/1
19Romania1.00/1
20Russian Federation1.00/1
21Serbia1.00/1
22Vietnam1.00/1
23South Africa1.00/1
24Sudan1.00/1
25Thailand1.00/1
26Ukraine1.00/1
27Albania1.00/1
28Andorra1.00/1
29Austria1.00/1
30Brazil1.00/1
31Belarus0.00/1
32Czech Republic0.00/1
33Denmark0.00/1
34France0.00/1
35Germany0.00/1
36Ireland0.00/1
37Kazakhstan0.00/1
38Kyrgyzstan0.00/1
39Latvia0.00/1
40Netherlands0.00/1
41Slovakia0.00/1
42Sweden0.00/1
43Tunisia0.00/1
44Türkiye0.00/1
45United Kingdom0.00/1
46United States of America0.00/1
47Uruguay0.00/1
48Azerbaijan0.00/1
49Belgium0.00/1
Showing 49 of 49 countries

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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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