Estonia vs Hungary: Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people

Estonia
40.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Hungary
29.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Estonia rank
25th
Hungary rank
28th

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time

  • Estonia
  • Hungary
010203040201020152021

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 40.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 29.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Hungary, a difference of 10.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.4 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Hungary ahead.

Estonia ranks 25th and Hungary ranks 28th 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.