Belgium vs Czechia: Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people

Belgium
83.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
Czechia
65.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
Belgium rank
10th
Czechia rank
13th

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time

  • Belgium
  • Czechia
020406080201020152020

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 83.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 65.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Czechia, a difference of 18.1 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Czechia's.

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

Belgium ranks 10th and Czechia ranks 13th 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
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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.