Estonia vs Norway: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time
- Estonia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 9.68 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 8.28 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Estonia, a difference of 1.4 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 37th and Norway ranks 34th of 46 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.14 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 9.75 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 2.61 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Norway |
| 2020s | 7.32 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 9.01 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 1.69 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher antibiotic usage by surveillance category, Estonia or Norway?
- Norway, at 9.68 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 8.28 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in antibiotic usage by surveillance category between Estonia and Norway?
- 1.4 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Norway?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Norway rank globally for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
- Estonia ranks 37th and Norway ranks 34th 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.