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. 2023 Apr 17;73:24–35. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.04.008

Table 2.

Actual and expected annual ADHD medicine consumption in 2020 and 2021, absolute and relative difference per country in DDD per 1000 inhabitants per day.

2020
2021
Consumption
Difference
Consumption
Difference
actual expected absolute relative actual expected absolute relative
Global 3.69 3.82 −0.13 −3.31% 3.97 3.95 0.02 0.37%
Argentina 0.13 0.19 −0.06 −31.95% 0.17 0.20 −0.03 −14.69%
Australia 10.23 10.03 0.20 1.99% 12.62 11.39 1.23 10.78%
Austria 1.06 1.10 −0.04 −3.59% 1.24 1.21 0.03 2.97%
Belgium 3.57 4.02 −0.45 −11.05% 3.93 4.32 −0.39 −8.99%
Brazil 0.87 1.01 −0.14 −13.68% 1.16 1.11 0.05 5.01%
Bulgaria 0.01 0.01 −0.00 −9.34% 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.79%
Canada 19.14 19.81 −0.67 −3.41% 21.45 21.20 0.25 1.17%
China 0.02 0.02 −0.00 −21.88% 0.03 0.03 0.00 2.77%
Colombia 0.01 0.00 0.01 108.51% 0.01 0.00 0.01 353.11%
Croatia 0.03 0.04 −0.01 −7.53% 0.05 0.04 0.01 3.62%
Czech Republic 0.79 0.88 −0.09 −10.67% 0.86 0.95 −0.09 −9.45%
Denmark 13.43 13.46 −0.03 −0.16% 15.53 14.73 0.80 5.42%
Estonia 1.00 0.97 0.03 2.47% 1.24 1.30 −0.06 −4.33%
Finland 6.69 6.60 0.09 1.41% 8.61 7.74 0.87 11.21%
France 0.85 0.90 −0.05 −6.34% 1.01 0.98 0.03 2.8%
Germany 3.25 3.31 −0.06 −1.69% 3.46 3.51 −0.05 −1.34%
Greece 0.13 0.12 0.01 5.12% 0.16 0.13 0.03 24.33%
Hong Kong 2.23 2.53 −0.30 −11.64% 2.67 2.74 −0.07 −2.55%
Hungary 0.21 0.22 −0.01 −7.98% 0.25 0.25 −0.00 −0.16%
Indonesia 0.01 0.01 −0.00 −12.88% 0.01 0.01 0.00 4.76%
Ireland 1.81 1.83 −0.02 −0.58% 2.10 2.02 0.08 4.08%
Italy 0.07 0.09 −0.02 −14.88% 0.09 0.10 −0.01 −10.18%
Japan 1.69 1.74 −0.05 −2.61% 1.94 1.93 0.01 0.47%
Jordan 0.03 0.03 −0.00 −10.7% 0.04 0.04 0.01 18.13%
Korea 1.04 1.06 −0.02 −2.17% 1.31 1.15 0.16 14.49%
Latvia 0.16 0.13 0.03 24.16% 0.16 0.14 0.02 14.47%
Lithuania 0.10 0.10 −0.00 −6.34% 0.12 0.12 0.00 5.96%
Luxembourg 2.17 2.26 −0.11 −4.28% 2.32 2.19 0.13 5.83%
Malaysia 0.02 0.02 0.00 12.61% 0.03 0.02 0.01 36.27%
Mexico 0.41 0.44 −0.03 −6.35% 0.39 0.42 −0.03 −6.45%
Netherlands 9.73 9.26 0.47 5.04% 11.40 9.71 1.69 17.35%
Norway 14.38 14.84 −0.46 −3.09% 17.05 16.72 0.33 1.96%
Philippines 0.01 0.01 −0.00 −31.43% 0.01 0.01 −0.00 −24.98%
Poland 0.32 0.35 −0.03 −8.28% 0.41 0.38 0.03 8.4%
Portugal 2.30 2.77 −0.47 −17.27% 2.73 2.93 −0.20 −6.9%
Romania 0.13 0.18 −0.05 −27.17% 0.14 0.20 −0.06 −31.83%
Singapore 0.50 0.50 −0.00 −0.73% 0.52 0.53 −0.01 −1.95%
Slovakia 0.18 0.20 −0.02 −10.24% 0.18 0.21 −0.03 −14.09%
Slovenia 0.53 0.61 −0.08 −13.26% 0.62 0.64 −0.02 −3.13%
South Africa 1.59 2.03 −0.44 −21.87% 1.60 2.14 −0.54 −25.49%
Spain 3.26 3.47 −0.21 −6.12% 3.66 3.63 0.03 0.87%
Sweden 18.53 18.12 0.41 2.30% 20.17 19.38 0.80 4.12%
Switzerland 6.17 6.11 0.06 1.06% 7.01 6.37 0.64 10.11%
Taiwan 1.29 1.20 0.09 6.85% 1.45 1.28 0.17 13.31%
Turkey 1.12 1.36 −0.24 −17.68% 1.23 1.46 −0.23 −15.84%
UK 2.83 2.92 −0.09 −2.83% 3.23 3.11 0.12 3.76%
US 30.52 31.34 −0.82 −2.64% 32.09 31.99 0.10 0.33%
∅ (winsorized) −6.20% 1.60%

DDD = defined daily dose. Source: IQVIA MIDAS Quarterly Sales data Q1 2014–Q4 2021.