Georgia vs Latvia: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time
- Georgia
- Latvia
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
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.