This statistic displays the share of the Scottish population who were prescribed antibiotics through primary care in 2022, by the number of items. In that year, 15 percent of the Scottish population were prescribed one antibiotic item, while 1.4 percent of people were prescribed six to twelve items. More than a quarter of Scotland's population had any item of prescribed antibiotics.
Share of population prescribed antibiotics in Scotland through primary care in 2022, by number of items
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NHS Health Scotland. (November 21, 2023). Share of population prescribed antibiotics in Scotland through primary care in 2022, by number of items [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/984682/scotland-share-of-population-prescribed-antibiotics/
NHS Health Scotland. "Share of population prescribed antibiotics in Scotland through primary care in 2022, by number of items ." Chart. November 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/984682/scotland-share-of-population-prescribed-antibiotics/
NHS Health Scotland. (2023). Share of population prescribed antibiotics in Scotland through primary care in 2022, by number of items . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/984682/scotland-share-of-population-prescribed-antibiotics/
NHS Health Scotland. "Share of Population Prescribed Antibiotics in Scotland through Primary Care in 2022, by Number of Items ." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/984682/scotland-share-of-population-prescribed-antibiotics/
NHS Health Scotland, Share of population prescribed antibiotics in Scotland through primary care in 2022, by number of items Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/984682/scotland-share-of-population-prescribed-antibiotics/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of population prescribed antibiotics in Scotland through primary care in 2022, by number of items [Graph], NHS Health Scotland, November 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/984682/scotland-share-of-population-prescribed-antibiotics/
