Scotland: population prescribed antibiotics by age and gender 2021 | Statista

This statistic displays the share of the Scottish population who were prescribed at least one course of antibiotics in 2021, by age and gender. In that year, 4.8 percent of women and 3.1 percent of men who were prescribed antibiotics were in the age group 70 to 74 years.

Distribution of population prescribed at least one antibiotic in Scotland in 2021, by age and gender

Characteristic	Female	Male
90 and over	1.9%	0.7%
85-89	2.7%	1.3%
80-84	3.7%	1.9%
75-79	4.2%	2.5%
70-74	4.8%	3.1%
65-69	4.5%	2.8%
60-64	4.9%	2.8%
55-59	5.1%	2.6%
50-54	4.6%	2.2%
45-49	3.7%	1.7%
40-44	3.5%	1.5%
35-39	3.9%	1.5%
30-34	3.9%	1.4%
25-29	3.8%	1.3%
20-24	3.5%	1.3%
15-19	2.7%	1.6%
10-14	1.2%	0.9%
5-9	1.2%	0.9%
0-4	2%	2.2%

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November 2022

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United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

2021

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