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

Italy
44.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Netherlands
47.3 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
Italy rank
24th
Netherlands rank
23rd

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time

  • Italy
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 47.3 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 44.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Italy, a difference of 2.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.

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

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

Italy ranks 24th 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
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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.