This statistic shows the number of users of benzodiazepine and similar medication in Denmark from 2012 to 2017, by length use. The number of users was declining over the period for all types of use length. In 2017, 23.4 out of thousand inhabitants were using benzos for a short-time period, 22.9 out of thousand were using it over recommended time, and 5.3 were long-term users.
Number of users of benzos or similar medicines in Denmark from 2012 to 2017, by length of use
(per 1,000 inhabitants)
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eSundhed. (July 4, 2018). Number of users of benzos or similar medicines in Denmark from 2012 to 2017, by length of use (per 1,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/965405/number-of-users-of-benzos-or-similar-medicines-in-denmark-by-length-of-use/
eSundhed. "Number of users of benzos or similar medicines in Denmark from 2012 to 2017, by length of use (per 1,000 inhabitants) ." Chart. July 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/965405/number-of-users-of-benzos-or-similar-medicines-in-denmark-by-length-of-use/
eSundhed. (2018). Number of users of benzos or similar medicines in Denmark from 2012 to 2017, by length of use (per 1,000 inhabitants) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/965405/number-of-users-of-benzos-or-similar-medicines-in-denmark-by-length-of-use/
eSundhed. "Number of Users of Benzos or Similar Medicines in Denmark from 2012 to 2017, by Length of Use (per 1,000 Inhabitants) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/965405/number-of-users-of-benzos-or-similar-medicines-in-denmark-by-length-of-use/
eSundhed, Number of users of benzos or similar medicines in Denmark from 2012 to 2017, by length of use (per 1,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/965405/number-of-users-of-benzos-or-similar-medicines-in-denmark-by-length-of-use/ (last visited May 15, 2025)
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