Germany vs Luxembourg: Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people

Germany
62.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
Luxembourg
57.3 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Germany rank
16th
Luxembourg rank
19th

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time

  • Germany
  • Luxembourg
0204060201020152021

How they compare

Germany currently reports 62.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 57.3 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Luxembourg, a difference of 4.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Germany ranks 16th and Luxembourg ranks 19th 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.