Malta vs Romania: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time
- Malta
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 14.79 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 13.94 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Malta, a difference of 0.85 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 18th and Romania ranks 15th of 46 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.46 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 14.05 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 3.58 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Romania |
| 2020s | 11.87 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 13.88 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 2.01 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher antibiotic usage by surveillance category, Malta or Romania?
- Romania, at 14.79 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 13.94 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in antibiotic usage by surveillance category between Malta and Romania?
- 0.85 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Romania?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Romania rank globally for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
- Malta ranks 18th and Romania ranks 15th of 46 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) β 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.