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

Estonia
40.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Italy
44.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Estonia rank
25th
Italy rank
24th

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time

  • Estonia
  • Italy
010203040201020152021

How they compare

Italy currently reports 44.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 40.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Estonia, a difference of 3.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 25th and Italy ranks 24th 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.