France vs Netherlands: Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people

France
54.5 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
Netherlands
47.3 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
France rank
20th
Netherlands rank
23rd

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time

  • France
  • Netherlands
0204060201020152020

How they compare

France currently reports 54.5 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 47.3 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Netherlands, a difference of 7.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

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

France ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 23rd 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.