Belgium vs Denmark: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 14.45 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 13.38 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Denmark, a difference of 1.07 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 17th and Denmark ranks 20th of 46 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.82 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 12.9 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 1.92 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Belgium |
| 2020s | 13.07 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 12.35 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 0.722 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, Belgium or Denmark?
- Belgium, at 14.45 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 13.38 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in antibiotic usage by surveillance category between Belgium and Denmark?
- 1.07 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
- Belgium ranks 17th and Denmark ranks 20th 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.