Table 1.
Prescriptions of psychopharmacologic drugs in Austria in 2019 and 2020.
| 2019 | 2020 | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian general population [28] | 8,877,637 | 8,916,845 | +0.44% | ||
| Persons with health insurance | 8,773,427 | 98.8% a | 8,780,142 | 98.5% | +0.08% |
| Females | 4,451,188 | 50.7% | 4,453,980 | 50.7% | +0.06% |
| Males | 4,322,239 | 49.3% | 4,326,162 | 49.3% | +0.09% |
| Patients with prescriptions of psychotropic drugs | 1,176,146 | 13.4% b | 1,139,319 | 13.0% | −3.1% |
| Females | 735,779 | 62.6% | 713,759 | 62.6% | −3.0% |
| Males | 440,361 | 37.4% | 425,556 | 37.4% | −3.4% |
| Age (years, μ ± SD) | 59.8 ± 20.5 | 60.5 ± 20.1 | |||
a
Percent of the general population.
b
Percent of all insured persons.