Chile vs United Kingdom: Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people

Chile
90.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
United Kingdom
107.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2017
Chile rank
8th
United Kingdom rank
6th

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time

  • Chile
  • United Kingdom
20406080100201020152021

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 107.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 90.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Chile, a difference of 17.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.

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

Chile ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 6th 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
Last refreshed

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.