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

Italy
44.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Lithuania
36.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
Italy rank
24th
Lithuania rank
27th

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time

  • Italy
  • Lithuania
010203040201020152021

How they compare

Italy currently reports 44.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 36.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Lithuania, a difference of 7.6 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.

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

Across all 10 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 24th 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.