Australia vs Sweden: Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people

Australia
122.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
Sweden
108.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Australia rank
4th
Sweden rank
5th

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time

  • Australia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 122.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 108.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Sweden, a difference of 13.3 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 5th of 30 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people
Unit
daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
Source
OECD (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
30 places, 331 data points, 2010–2021
Last refreshed

Daily intake of antidepressants per 1,000 people, calculated as the 'defined daily dose'. This enables us to compare overall levels of drug consumption, accounting for the fact that different antidepressants have different recommended dosages.