Georgia vs Latvia: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category

Georgia
11.73 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day
in 2023
Latvia
10.83 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day
in 2023
Georgia rank
26th
Latvia rank
28th

Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time

  • Georgia
  • Latvia
051015201620192023

How they compare

Georgia currently reports 11.73 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 10.83 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Latvia, a difference of 0.9 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.

That makes Georgia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Georgia ahead.

Georgia ranks 26th and Latvia ranks 28th of 46 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Georgia Latvia Difference Ahead
2010s 11.82 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 9.68 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 2.14 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day Georgia
2020s 9.19 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 9.63 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 0.4403 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher antibiotic usage by surveillance category, Georgia or Latvia?
Georgia, at 11.73 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 10.83 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in antibiotic usage by surveillance category between Georgia and Latvia?
0.9 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, with Georgia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Latvia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Georgia and Latvia rank globally for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
Georgia ranks 26th and Latvia ranks 28th 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

Indicator
Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Unit
defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day
Source
WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
46 places, 344 data points, 2016–2023
Last refreshed

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.