Table 1. Total antibiotic consumption for the entire study population and by sex, age, and service type subgroups (daily defined dose/1,000 inhabitants/day).
Year | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total care | 23.5 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 26.7 | 26.0 | 26.8 | 26.7 | 27.7 |
(Percentage increase) | - | (6.28%) | (4.55%) | (3.88%) | (-1.69%) | (3.50%) | (0.03%) | (4.13%) |
By service type | ||||||||
Inpatient care | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
Outpatient care | 21.0 | 22.3 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 |
By sex | ||||||||
Male | 22.22 | 23.36 | 24.19 | 25.05 | 24.52 | 25.27 | 25.25 | 26.10 |
Female | 24.75 | 26.20 | 27.38 | 28.27 | 27.51 | 28.34 | 28.14 | 29.27 |
By age group | ||||||||
≤6 years old | 47.00 | 49.84 | 51.95 | 59.37 | 58.72 | 60.77 | 59.69 | 59.21 |
07–19 years old | 17.51 | 18.89 | 21.99 | 22.16 | 20.78 | 20.89 | 21.02 | 23.15 |
20–64 years old | 20.96 | 22.00 | 22.46 | 22.92 | 22.48 | 23.06 | 22.95 | 23.80 |
≥65 years old | 33.95 | 35.89 | 36.07 | 36.49 | 35.45 | 37.09 | 36.61 | 37.32 |