This statistic displays the share of the Scottish population who were prescribed at least one course of antibiotics from 2013 to 2019. Over the provided time interval the share of people who have been prescribed antibiotics is slowly falling. In 2019, 26.8 percent of people in Scotland were prescribed at least one course of antibiotics.
Share of population prescribed at least one antibiotic in Scotland from 2013 to 2019
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Health Protection Scotland. (November 17, 2020). Share of population prescribed at least one antibiotic in Scotland from 2013 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984736/scotland-population-prescribed-an-antibiotic-since-2013/
Health Protection Scotland. "Share of population prescribed at least one antibiotic in Scotland from 2013 to 2019." Chart. November 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984736/scotland-population-prescribed-an-antibiotic-since-2013/
Health Protection Scotland. (2020). Share of population prescribed at least one antibiotic in Scotland from 2013 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984736/scotland-population-prescribed-an-antibiotic-since-2013/
Health Protection Scotland. "Share of Population Prescribed at Least One Antibiotic in Scotland from 2013 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984736/scotland-population-prescribed-an-antibiotic-since-2013/
Health Protection Scotland, Share of population prescribed at least one antibiotic in Scotland from 2013 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984736/scotland-population-prescribed-an-antibiotic-since-2013/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Share of population prescribed at least one antibiotic in Scotland from 2013 to 2019 [Graph], Health Protection Scotland, November 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/984736/scotland-population-prescribed-an-antibiotic-since-2013/
