Cyprus vs Tunisia: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time
- Cyprus
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 24.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 18.92 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Cyprus, a difference of 5.41 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.3 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Tunisia ahead.
Cyprus ranks 3rd and Tunisia ranks 1st of 46 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.18 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 24.53 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 10.36 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 14.79 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 17.93 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 3.14 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher antibiotic usage by surveillance category, Cyprus or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 24.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 18.92 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Cyprus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in antibiotic usage by surveillance category between Cyprus and Tunisia?
- 5.41 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Tunisia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
- How do Cyprus and Tunisia rank globally for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
- Cyprus ranks 3rd and Tunisia ranks 1st 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.