Table 2:

Crude regional rate of outpatient antibiotic use per 1000 population between Mar. 1, 2016, and Feb. 28, 2017, stratified by population age and sex

Health region	Total no. of antibiotics	Antibiotic use rate per 1000 population during study period
		All residents	Boys age < 18 yr	Girls age < 18 yr	Men age 18–64 yr	Women 18–64 yr	Men age ≥ 65 yr	Women age ≥ 65 yr
Central	1 143 402	626	540	558	451	692	852	995
Central East	953 269	611	520	546	445	687	773	907
Central West	597 585	650	566	562	489	753	885	1001
Champlain	660 223	534	392	420	375	621	737	878
Erie St. Clair	480 199	778	733	780	540	880	904	1110
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant	931 476	673	510	552	464	759	878	1108
Mississauga Halton	840 333	742	593	617	557	843	1043	1204
North East	342 007	606	466	525	426	712	737	912
North Simcoe Muskoka	274 400	537	383	427	363	611	705	925
North West	149 335	654	488	574	468	773	784	1022
South East	319 482	584	433	509	392	681	724	882
South West	571 845	589	460	497	394	658	773	1018
Toronto Central	671 100	566	503	506	397	646	792	887
Waterloo Wellington	417 922	549	419	445	388	643	764	920
Total	8 352 578	621	508	537	441	706	817	985