Canada vs Portugal: Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people
Canada
130.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Portugal
139.6 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Canada rank
3rd
Portugal rank
2nd
Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 139.6 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 130.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Canada, a difference of 9.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 3rd and Portugal ranks 2nd 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.