Georgia vs Lithuania: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category

Georgia
11.73 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day
in 2023
Lithuania
12.67 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day
in 2023
Georgia rank
26th
Lithuania rank
23rd

Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time

  • Georgia
  • Lithuania
051015201620192023

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 12.67 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 11.73 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Georgia, a difference of 0.94 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Georgia ahead.

Georgia ranks 26th and Lithuania ranks 23rd of 46 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Georgia Lithuania Difference Ahead
2010s 11.82 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 11.5 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 0.3142 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day Georgia
2020s 9.19 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 11.24 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 2.05 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher antibiotic usage by surveillance category, Georgia or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 12.67 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 11.73 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Georgia as of 2023.
What is the difference in antibiotic usage by surveillance category between Georgia and Lithuania?
0.94 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Lithuania?
8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Georgia and Lithuania rank globally for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
Georgia ranks 26th and Lithuania ranks 23rd 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.