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

Belgium
83.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
Finland
81.5 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
Belgium rank
10th
Finland rank
11th

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time

  • Belgium
  • Finland
020406080201020152020

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 83.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 81.5 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Finland, a difference of 2.3 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Finland ahead.

Belgium ranks 10th and Finland ranks 11th 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.