Consumption of antibiotics in the community and hospital sectors - defined daily doses (DDD) per day (sdg_03_70)

1.1. Contact organisation

Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union

1.2. Contact organisation unit

E2: Environmental statistics and accounts; sustainable development

1.3. Contact name

Confidential because of GDPR

1.4. Contact person function

Confidential because of GDPR

1.5. Contact mail address

e-mail contact : ESTAT-SDG-MONITORING@ec.europa.eu

1.6. Contact email address

Confidential because of GDPR

1.7. Contact phone number

Confidential because of GDPR

1.8. Contact fax number

Confidential because of GDPR

2.1. Metadata last certified

4 June 2024

2.2. Metadata last posted

4 June 2024

2.3. Metadata last update

4 June 2024

The indicator is part of the EU Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicator set. It is used to monitor progress towards SDG 3 on good health and well-being. 

SDG 3 aims to ensure health and well-being for all at all ages by improving reproductive, maternal and child health; ending the epidemics of major communicable diseases; reducing non-communicable and mental diseases. SDG 3 also calls for reducing behavioural (drugs and alcohol abuse, tobacco) as well as environmental health risk factors (traffic accidents, chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination).

Main prerequisite for meeting these objectives are universal health coverage; access to sexual and reproductive health-care services and to safe, affordable and effective medicines and vaccines for all. Standardised death rates that are used for this indicator take into account that countries with larger shares of older inhabitants also have higher death rates.

Member States have the main responsibility for their health care policy and for the organisation of their healthcare. However, EU Cohesion Policy aims at reducing disparities between EU regions, also in terms of endowment of health services. In addition, the EU climate and environmental policy also increases health and well-being.stainable Development Goals (SDG) indicator set. It is used to monitor progress towards SDG 3 on good health and well-being. 

4.1. Data description

This indicator measures the total antimicrobial consumption (AMC) in the community and hospital sector. AMC is expressed as the number of defined daily doses (DDD) per 1 000 inhabitants per day. The data refer to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification code J01 ‘Antibacterials for systemic use’.

4.2. Unit of measure

Defined daily doses (DDD) per day per thousand inhabitants

4.3. Reference Period

Calendar year.

4.4. Accuracy - overall

4.5. Source data

4.5.1. Source data - Organisation

DG SANTE - ECDC

4.5.2. Source data - Comment

Data source: ECDC European Center for Disease Prevention and Control
Data provider: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (SANTE)

5.1. Frequency of dissemination

5.1.1. Frequency of dissemination - Grade

Every year

5.1.2. Frequency of dissemination - Comment

5.2. Timeliness

5.2.1. Timeliness - Grade

T+1 year

5.2.2. Timeliness - Comment

6.1. Reference area

6.1.1. Reference Area - Grade

All EU MS

6.1.2. Reference Area - Comment

6.2. Comparability - geographical

6.2.1. Comparability - geographical - Grade

All EU MS

6.2.2. Comparability - geographical - Comment

6.3. Coverage - Time

6.3.1. Time Coverage - Grade

5 to 10 years

6.3.2. Time Coverage - Comment

6.4. Comparability - over time

6.4.1. Comparability - over time - Grade

> 4 data points

6.4.2. Comparability - over time - Comment

7.1. Dissemination format - Publications

Analysis of indicator is presented in Eurostat's annual monitoring report on Sustainable development in the EU (progress towards SDGs in the EU context).

7.2. Dissemination format - online database

See table  sdg_03_70

7.3. Dissemination format - other

Eurostat dedicated section on SDGs: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/sdi/overview

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