Costa Rica vs Lithuania: Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people

Costa Rica
39 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
Lithuania
36.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
26th
Lithuania rank
27th

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lithuania
010203040201020152020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 39 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 36.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Lithuania, a difference of 2.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 26th and Lithuania ranks 27th of 30 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lithuania Difference Ahead
2010s 28.99 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day 26.98 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day 2.01 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day Costa Rica
2020s 39 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day 36.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day 2.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people, Costa Rica or Lithuania?
Costa Rica, at 39 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 36.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Lithuania as of 2020.
What is the difference in antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people between Costa Rica and Lithuania?
2.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lithuania?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Lithuania rank globally for antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people?
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Lithuania ranks 27th of 30 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.