Austria vs Sweden: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 7.4 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 6.99 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Sweden, a difference of 0.41 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 43rd of 46 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.93 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 9.08 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 2.14 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.66 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 7.12 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 1.46 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher antibiotic usage by surveillance category, Austria or Sweden?
- Austria, at 7.4 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 6.99 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in antibiotic usage by surveillance category between Austria and Sweden?
- 0.41 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2021.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
- Austria ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 43rd of 46 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Antibiotic usage by surveillance category. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total defined daily doses of AWaRe category: Access used per 1000 inhabitants per day. Access antibiotics have activity against a wide range of common pathogens and show lower resistance potential than antibiotics in the other groups.