Italy vs Turkey: Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people
Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time
- Italy
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 48.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 44.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Italy, a difference of 4.5 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 24th and Turkey ranks 21st of 30 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.92 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 40.24 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 0.3222 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | Turkey |
| 2020s | 43.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 48.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 5.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people, Italy or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 48.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 44.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people between Italy and Turkey?
- 4.5 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Turkey?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Turkey rank globally for antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people?
- Italy ranks 24th and Turkey ranks 21st of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.