Table 1.
Total consumption of antimicrobials (World Health Organization Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System subgroup J01) in defined daily doses (DDDs) and DDDs per 1000 inhabitants per day (DIDs).
| Year | Total DDDs | Population | DIDs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3,531,524 | 729,162a | 13.27 |
| 2018 | 3,866,872 | 736,252b | 14.39 |
| 2019 | 4,407,263 | 741,324 b | 16.29 |
a
Population and Housing Census of Bhutan, 2017.
b
Population projected from 2017 census, based on the percentage change in population from the Population and Housing Census of Bhutan, 2005.