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

Hungary
29.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Lithuania
36.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
Hungary rank
28th
Lithuania rank
27th

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time

  • Hungary
  • Lithuania
010203040201020152021

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 36.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 29.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Hungary, a difference of 7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.2 times Hungary's.

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

Hungary ranks 28th and Lithuania ranks 27th 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.