Italy vs Lithuania: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Italy
12.82 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day
in 2023
Lithuania
12.67 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day
in 2023
Italy rank
22nd
Lithuania rank
23rd
Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time
- Italy
- Lithuania
How they compare
Italy currently reports 12.82 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 12.67 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Lithuania, a difference of 0.15 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 22nd and Lithuania ranks 23rd of 46 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.62 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 11.5 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 0.1193 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Italy |
| 2020s | 10.81 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 11.24 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 0.435 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, Italy or Lithuania?
- Italy, at 12.82 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 12.67 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in antibiotic usage by surveillance category between Italy and Lithuania?
- 0.15 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lithuania?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Lithuania rank globally for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
- Italy ranks 22nd 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
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.