Belgian use of antibiotics

Belgium (10 mill. inhab.) has a larger AB consumption than most EU countries (data of 1997 according to Cars et al., Lancet 357:1851, 2001);

this consumption has remained constantly high over the 1996 - 1999 period(data from the Belgian Institute of Pharmacoepidemilogy [IPhEB-IFEB])

Belgium

1996

1997

1998

1999

Year

Outpatient Antibiotic Sales (DDD/1,000 inh./day)

EU-range

Belgium (10 mill. inhab.) has a larger AB consumption than most EU countries (data of 1997 according to Cars et al., Lancet 357:1851, 2001);