Antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Maldives
Maldives: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category was 11.49 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Maldives, 2017–2023
Source: WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 11.49 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day for antibiotic usage by surveillance category in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 95.1% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
That places Maldives 27th out of 46 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.73 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 6.99 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 9.01 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.76 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 5.89 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 11.49 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 24 Portugal 12.46 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
- 25 United Kingdom 12.36 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
- 26 Georgia 11.73 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
- 28 Latvia 10.83 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
- 29 Bhutan 10.75 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
- 30 Bangladesh 10.56 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Maldives?
- Antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Maldives was 11.49 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2023, according to WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antibiotic usage by surveillance category recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 11.49 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest antibiotic usage by surveillance category recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.89 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
- Maldives ranks 27th out of 46 countries with data for 2023.
- Is antibiotic usage by surveillance category rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Antibiotic usage by surveillance category. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total defined daily doses of AWaRe category: Access used per 1000 inhabitants per day. Access antibiotics have activity against a wide range of common pathogens and show lower resistance potential than antibiotics in the other groups.