Tanzania vs Tunisia: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category

Tanzania
20.01 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day
in 2023
Tunisia
24.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day
in 2023
Tanzania rank
2nd
Tunisia rank
1st

Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time

  • Tanzania
  • Tunisia
20406080100201620192023

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 24.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 20.01 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Tanzania, a difference of 4.32 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 2nd and Tunisia ranks 1st of 46 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Tunisia Difference Ahead
2010s 55.36 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 24.78 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 30.58 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day Tanzania
2020s 17.02 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 19.53 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 2.52 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher antibiotic usage by surveillance category, Tanzania or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 24.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 20.01 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in antibiotic usage by surveillance category between Tanzania and Tunisia?
4.32 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Tunisia?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Tanzania and Tunisia rank globally for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
Tanzania ranks 2nd and Tunisia ranks 1st 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.