| APS | Annual Percent Change |
| AMR | Antimicrobial Resistance |
| AMS | Antimicrobial Stewardship |
| ATC | Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification |
| AWaRe | Access, Watch, Reserve |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| DDD | Defined Daily Doses |
| DHT | Digital Health Technologies |
| DID | Defined Daily Doses per 1000 Inhabitants per Day |
| EML | Essential Medicines List |
| GLASS-AMC | Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System |
| LMICs | Low- and Middle-Income Countries |
| M-K | Mann–Kendall |
| MoH | Ministry of Health |
| NAP | National Action Plan |
| NSoC | National standards of care |
| NRCHD | National Research Center for Healthcare Development |
| R&D | Research and development |
| SPSS | Statistical Package for the Social Sciences |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| UNGA | United Nations General Assembly |
| 95% CI | 95% Confidence Interval |