Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people by country
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.
What the numbers show
Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 161.1 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Iceland; the lowest is 21.5 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 63.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day, and the mean is 71.91 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 259.9%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 0.7%).
Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 161.1 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2021 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 2 | Portugal | 139.6 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2021 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 3 | Canada | 130.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2021 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 122.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2020 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 108.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2021 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 107.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2017 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 92 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2021 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 8 | Chile | 90.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2021 | up 259.9% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 84.6 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 10 | Belgium | 83.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2020 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 81.5 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2020 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 70.6 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2021 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 65.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2020 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 14 | Slovenia | 63.6 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2020 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 63.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2020 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 62.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2020 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 61.1 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2021 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 18 | Israel | 57.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2021 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 20 | France | 54.5 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2020 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 21 | Turkey | 48.9 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2020 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 22 | Slovakia | 48.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2020 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 47.3 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2020 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 44.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2021 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 40.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2021 | up 127.4% | rising |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 39 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2020 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 36.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2020 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 29.8 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 29 | South Korea | 27.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2020 | up 142.5% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 21.5 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 2021 | up 126.3% | rising |
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.