Lithuania vs United Kingdom: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time
- Lithuania
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 12.67 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 12.36 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.31 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Lithuania ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 46 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.38 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 12.43 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 1.05 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 11.24 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 11.58 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 0.3363 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher antibiotic usage by surveillance category, Lithuania or United Kingdom?
- Lithuania, at 12.67 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 12.36 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in antibiotic usage by surveillance category between Lithuania and United Kingdom?
- 0.31 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United Kingdom?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Lithuania and United Kingdom rank globally for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
- Lithuania ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 25th 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.