Canada vs Sweden: Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people
Canada
130.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Sweden
108.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Canada rank
3rd
Sweden rank
5th
Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 130.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 108.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Sweden, a difference of 21.5 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 5th 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.