Hypertension drug consumption by country 2017

This statistic shows consumption rates of hypertension drugs in OECD countries in 2017 - or latest year available. In Australia, the average consumption of such drugs stood at some 222 defined daily doses per thousand people.

Consumption of hypertension drugs in selected countries as of 2017 (in DDD per 1,000 people)*

Characteristic	Consumption in DDD per thousand people
Germany	593.1
Hungary	559.7
Czech Republic	445.6
Finland	439.1
Slovenia	402.8
Slovak Republic	399.1
Denmark	388.5
Sweden	378.4
United Kingdom	377.7
Italy	372.5
Lithuania	371.8
Canada	339.1
Estonia	330.7
Belgium	313.6
Greece	303.8
Netherlands	301.1
Spain	294.8
Norway	278.2
Iceland	276.8
Portugal	248
Chile	231.8
Australia	221.8
Austria	220.4
Luxembourg	208.6
Israel	202.6
Latvia	189.4
Turkey	140.6
South Korea	132

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Release date

November 2019

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Region

Worldwide, OECD

Survey time period

2017

Supplementary notes

* Data from 2017 or latest year available.
DDD = defined daily dose.
Data for Antihypertensive drugs are the sum of the following classes: C02-Antihypertensives, C03-Diuretics, C07-Beta blocking agents, C08-Calcium channel blockers, C09-Agents acting on the Renin-Angiotensin.

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