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Supply data

The datasets are obtained from annual surveys by the Drug Office of the Department of Health, from all licensed drug wholesalers in Hong Kong. The data on antimicrobial supply to different sectors are intended as an indirect indicator on antimicrobial use. The unit of the presented data is in terms of "defined daily doses per 1,000 inhabitants per day". For more detailed information, please refer to: https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/static/108510.html

Overall antimicrobial supply

Sector*	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Private doctors	10.22	10.31	10.82	9.69	10.44	10.91	6.79	6.87	7.71	9.76	10.40
Hospital Authority	3.90	3.80	4.07	4.16	4.27	4.47	4.01	4.29	4.12	4.84	4.93
Community pharmacies	3.48	3.67	3.82	2.51	1.61	1.46	1.05	0.78	0.90	0.71	0.61
Private hospitals	0.93	1.02	1.09	1.38	1.38	1.31	0.93	0.87	0.81	1.06	1.18
Dentists	0.27	0.31	0.38	0.50	0.58	0.64	0.61	0.71	0.68	0.53	0.51
Department of Health	0.20	0.19	0.19	0.17	0.21	0.17	0.19	0.17	0.16	0.19	0.18
Total	19.00	19.30	20.37	18.41	18.49	18.96	13.58	13.69	14.38	17.09	17.81

* Non-human use antimicrobials supplied to veterinary surgeons and farmers are excluded.
Note: Data for 2024 is provisional and subject to revision.

Private doctors

Antimicrobial	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Tetracyclines	1.317	1.220	1.171	1.057	1.100	1.196	1.020	1.133	1.035	1.131	1.192
Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins	3.485	3.566	3.791	3.421	3.983	4.476	2.694	3.011	3.471	4.263	4.910
Other beta-lactam antibacterials	1.758	1.829	1.851	1.499	1.512	1.572	0.827	0.749	0.903	1.206	1.006
Macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins	2.139	2.070	2.284	2.088	2.146	2.080	1.157	1.011	1.237	1.913	1.936
Aminoglycoside antibacterials	0.021	0.021	0.020	0.018	0.015	0.012	0.005	0.003	0.003	0.004	0.004
Quinolone antibacterials	1.205	1.313	1.424	1.333	1.419	1.341	0.877	0.751	0.856	1.048	1.169

Note: Data for 2024 is provisional and subject to revision.

Hospital Authority

Antimicrobial	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Tetracyclines	0.271	0.280	0.345	0.372	0.416	0.505	0.510	0.551	0.520	0.580	0.776
Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins	2.225	2.185	2.272	2.296	2.347	2.419	2.063	2.175	2.079	2.603	2.400
Other beta-lactam antibacterials	0.319	0.311	0.301	0.291	0.290	0.298	0.314	0.325	0.359	0.362	0.379
Macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins	0.297	0.299	0.390	0.380	0.353	0.380	0.275	0.308	0.264	0.304	0.338
Aminoglycoside antibacterials	0.021	0.024	0.025	0.025	0.027	0.029	0.020	0.028	0.025	0.024	0.025
Quinolone antibacterials	0.424	0.400	0.399	0.408	0.418	0.387	0.362	0.351	0.344	0.380	0.386

Note: Data for 2024 is provisional and subject to revision.

Community pharmacies

Antimicrobial	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Tetracyclines	0.430	0.435	0.416	0.292	0.199	0.187	0.133	0.141	0.121	0.083	0.065
Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins	1.660	1.749	1.863	1.037	0.540	0.482	0.283	0.164	0.188	0.062	0.037
Other beta-lactam antibacterials	0.420	0.495	0.485	0.275	0.119	0.093	0.051	0.028	0.025	0.007	0.005
Macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins	0.345	0.356	0.411	0.279	0.176	0.147	0.103	0.045	0.060	0.037	0.022
Aminoglycoside antibacterials	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.002	0.001	0.001	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Quinolone antibacterials	0.402	0.421	0.424	0.356	0.311	0.273	0.225	0.171	0.249	0.229	0.221

Note: Data for 2024 is provisional and subject to revision.

Private hospitals

Antimicrobial	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Tetracyclines	0.051	0.049	0.061	0.058	0.060	0.069	0.050	0.048	0.047	0.053	0.121
Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins	0.353	0.405	0.423	0.725	0.686	0.635	0.491	0.418	0.398	0.526	0.564
Other beta-lactam antibacterials	0.212	0.204	0.199	0.220	0.236	0.203	0.148	0.129	0.113	0.144	0.153
Macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins	0.133	0.161	0.212	0.182	0.184	0.189	0.098	0.106	0.091	0.165	0.161
Aminoglycoside antibacterials	0.003	0.003	0.004	0.003	0.004	0.004	0.003	0.003	0.002	0.003	0.003
Quinolone antibacterials	0.126	0.144	0.144	0.146	0.145	0.151	0.094	0.108	0.098	0.111	0.122

Note: Data for 2024 is provisional and subject to revision.

Veterinary surgeons

Antimicrobial	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Tetracyclines	0.113	0.122	0.115	0.133	0.126	0.118	0.095	0.127	0.095	0.113	0.067
Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins	0.025	0.041	0.035	0.024	0.028	0.017	0.018	0.016	0.017	0.010	0.009
Other beta-lactam antibacterials	0.057	0.062	0.057	0.053	0.041	0.040	0.033	0.035	0.020	0.015	0.013
Macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins	0.005	0.007	0.007	0.011	0.013	0.007	0.009	0.033	0.007	0.009	0.006
Aminoglycoside antibacterials	0.002	0.003	0.003	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.005	0.005	0.006	0.004	0.003
Quinolone antibacterials	0.005	0.004	0.003	0.003	0.003	0.002	0.002	0.003	0.001	0.001	0.001

Note: Data for 2024 is provisional and subject to revision.

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