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

Belgium
83.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
Greece
70.6 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Belgium rank
10th
Greece rank
12th

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time

  • Belgium
  • Greece
020406080201020152021

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 83.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 70.6 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Greece, a difference of 13.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 10th and Greece ranks 12th 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.