Spain vs Sweden: Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people

Spain
92 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Sweden
108.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Spain rank
7th
Sweden rank
5th

Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people over time

  • Spain
  • Sweden
0255075100201020152021

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 108.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 92 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Spain, a difference of 16.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 5th 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.