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

Denmark
84.6 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
United Kingdom
107.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2017
Denmark rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
6th

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time

  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom
0255075100201020152021

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 107.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 84.6 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Denmark, a difference of 23.3 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 9th 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
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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.