Germany vs Switzerland: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 8.22 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 7.57 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Switzerland, a difference of 0.65 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 38th and Switzerland ranks 39th of 46 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.81 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 6.64 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 0.1696 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Germany |
| 2020s | 6.53 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 6.55 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 0.0198 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher antibiotic usage by surveillance category, Germany or Switzerland?
- Germany, at 8.22 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 7.57 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in antibiotic usage by surveillance category between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.65 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
- Germany ranks 38th and Switzerland ranks 39th 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.