This statistic displays the share of individuals who received information in the last 12 months about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or the flu in the United Kingdom in 2018. Antibiotics are medications that can kill or hinder the growth of bacteria which cause infections in people and animals. Antibiotic resistance occurs when there is a mutation in the bacteria's genes, however excessive use of antibiotics can also lead to the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria. In 2018, 56 percent of respondents in the United Kingdom reported that they did not remember receiving any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily in the previous 12 months, this was below the European Union average at 66 percent.
In the last 12 months, do you remember getting any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or a flu?
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European Commission. (November 15, 2018). In the last 12 months, do you remember getting any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or a flu? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629056/information-to-not-take-antibiotics-unnecessarily-united-kingdom/
European Commission. "In the last 12 months, do you remember getting any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or a flu?." Chart. November 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629056/information-to-not-take-antibiotics-unnecessarily-united-kingdom/
European Commission. (2018). In the last 12 months, do you remember getting any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or a flu?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629056/information-to-not-take-antibiotics-unnecessarily-united-kingdom/
European Commission. "In The Last 12 Months, Do You Remember Getting Any Information about Not Taking Antibiotics Unnecessarily, for Example for a Cold or a Flu?." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629056/information-to-not-take-antibiotics-unnecessarily-united-kingdom/
European Commission, In the last 12 months, do you remember getting any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or a flu? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629056/information-to-not-take-antibiotics-unnecessarily-united-kingdom/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
In the last 12 months, do you remember getting any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or a flu? [Graph], European Commission, November 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/629056/information-to-not-take-antibiotics-unnecessarily-united-kingdom/
