Bhutan vs Maldives: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time
- Bhutan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 11.49 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 10.75 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Bhutan, a difference of 0.74 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 29th and Maldives ranks 27th of 46 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.35 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 7.18 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 3.17 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 9.71 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 7.76 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 1.95 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher antibiotic usage by surveillance category, Bhutan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 11.49 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 10.75 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in antibiotic usage by surveillance category between Bhutan and Maldives?
- 0.74 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
- Bhutan ranks 29th and Maldives ranks 27th 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.