Metropolitan France + overseas regions and departments
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The source adds the following information: "Defined by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology, the DDD, or standard dosage for a 70 kg adult, is used to calculate, from the number of units sold, and according to the number of inhabitants, the consumption of each molecule."
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Consumption of antibiotics by city-dwellers in France 2000-2016
Between 2000 and 2016, the consumption of antibiotics in urban areas in metropolitan France and in the French overseas departments decreased (in number of defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants and per day). In 2000, the consumption of antibiotics by the French in the city areas amounted to just over ** doses, whereas in 2016 it was around ** doses.
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ANSM. (December 31, 2017). Consumption of antibiotics delivered in cities in France from 2000 to 2016 (in number of defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants and per day) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1102974/urban-consumption-of-antibiotics-france/
ANSM. "Consumption of antibiotics delivered in cities in France from 2000 to 2016 (in number of defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants and per day)." Chart. December 31, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1102974/urban-consumption-of-antibiotics-france/
ANSM. (2017). Consumption of antibiotics delivered in cities in France from 2000 to 2016 (in number of defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants and per day). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1102974/urban-consumption-of-antibiotics-france/
ANSM. "Consumption of Antibiotics Delivered in Cities in France from 2000 to 2016 (in Number of Defined Daily Doses per 1,000 Inhabitants and per Day)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Dec 2017, /statistics/1102974/urban-consumption-of-antibiotics-france/
ANSM, Consumption of antibiotics delivered in cities in France from 2000 to 2016 (in number of defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants and per day) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1102974/urban-consumption-of-antibiotics-france/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Consumption of antibiotics delivered in cities in France from 2000 to 2016 (in number of defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants and per day) [Graph], ANSM, December 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1102974/urban-consumption-of-antibiotics-france/
