TABLE 1.
Antibiotics dispensed per 1000 children in 2019 and 2020 in Finland
0–5 years | 6–12 years | |||||||
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2019 | 2020 | Change | 95% CI | 2019 | 2020 | Change | 95% CI | |
All antibiotics | 444.9 | 196.1 | −55.9% | −56.3% to −55.5% | 205.5 | 98.9 | −51.9% | −52.4% to −51.3% |
Amoxicillin | 289.8 | 129.8 | −55.2% | −55.7% to −54.7% | 85.7 | 36.4 | −57.6% | −58.4% to −56.8% |
Amoxicillin +clavulanic acid | 112.5 | 48.7 | −56.7% | −57.5% to −55.8% | 28.3 | 13.1 | −53.7% | −55.2% to −52.2% |
Cephalosporins | 1.3 | 0.6 | −50.9% | −58.7% to −41.6% | 34.8 | 24.0 | −31.0% | −32.7% to −29.2% |
Macrolides | 39.4 | 15.9 | −59.6% | −60.9% to −58.2% | 20.1 | 8.8 | −56.5% | −58.1% to −54.8% |
Other | 2.0 | 1.0 | −47.3% | −54.0% to −39.6% | 36.7 | 16.7 | −54.5% | −55.7% to −53.2% |
95% CI; 95% confidence intervals.