Pharmaceutical consumption of analgesics rose 4.10% to DDD 71.1 in Norway in 2019, according to OECD.
Historically, pharmaceutical consumption of analgesics in Norway reached an all time high of DDD 71.1 in 2019 and an all time low of DDD 45.2 in 1999.
Norway has been ranked 1st within the group of 13 countries we follow in terms of pharmaceutical consumption of analgesics, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Pharmaceutical Consumption of Analgesics | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Australia | DDD | 42.4 | 43.2 | 45.1 | 18.3 | 17.5 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark | DDD | 95.9 | 90.0 | 94.8 | 96.2 | 96.1 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Finland | DDD | 50.1 | 52.9 | 51.9 | 53.2 | 54.5 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | DDD | 24.1 | 24.7 | 25.0 | 25.4 | 25.4 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | DDD | 34.5 | 34.8 | 35.4 | 37.9 | 37.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | DDD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | DDD | ... | ... | 12.1 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 15.1 | 15.7 | ... | |||||||||||||
| New Zealand | DDD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Norway | DDD | 61.6 | 62.5 | 63.7 | 65.6 | 67.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | DDD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | DDD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sweden | DDD | ... | 76.9 | 75.0 | 74.9 | 74.3 | 73.7 | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | DDD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43.4 | 44.2 | 43.9 | 43.1 | 41.7 | ... | ... |
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