Belarus vs Belgium: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time
- Belarus
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 14.45 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 13.73 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Belarus, a difference of 0.72 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Belgium ahead.
Belarus ranks 19th and Belgium ranks 17th of 46 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.32 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 14.82 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 2.5 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Belgium |
| 2020s | 12.59 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 13.07 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 0.4769 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher antibiotic usage by surveillance category, Belarus or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 14.45 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 13.73 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in antibiotic usage by surveillance category between Belarus and Belgium?
- 0.72 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Belgium?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Belgium rank globally for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
- Belarus ranks 19th and Belgium ranks 17th 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.