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Antibiotic consumption
Estimated defined daily doses (DDD) per 1,000 people per day.
Source
Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Last updated
October 9, 2024
Date range
2000–2018
Unit
DDD per 1,000 people per day

Sources and processing

This data is based on the following sources

The Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) Project is a partnership between the University of Oxford and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, to provide rigorous quantitative estimates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) burden; to increase global-, regional-, and country-level awareness of AMR; to boost surveillance efforts, particularly in low and middle income countries (LMICs); and, to promote the rational use of antimicrobials worldwide.

Retrieved on
October 9, 2024
Retrieved from
https://www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/gram/research/visualisation-app-antibiotic-usage-and-consumption
Citation
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Browne AJ, Chipeta MG, Haines-Woodhouse G, et al. Global antibiotic consumption and usage in humans, 2000 to 2018: a spatial modelling study. Lancet Planetary Health 2021.

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Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. “Antibiotic consumption” [dataset]. Browne AJ et al., “Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM)” [original data]. Retrieved November 13, 2024 from https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/antibiotic-consumption