Belgium vs Spain: Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people
Belgium
83.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
Spain
92 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Belgium rank
10th
Spain rank
7th
Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 92 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 83.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Belgium, a difference of 8.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Spain ranks 7th of 30 countries.
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About this data
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.