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Supply data

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/109638.html


Overall antimicrobial supply

Sector* 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Private doctors 10.22 10.31 10.82 9.69 10.44 10.91 6.79 6.87 7.71 9.76 10.78 7.97
Hospital Authority 3.90 3.80 4.07 4.16 4.27 4.47 4.01 4.29 4.12 4.84 5.06 4.91
Private hospitals 0.93 1.02 1.09 1.38 1.38 1.31 0.93 0.87 0.81 1.06 1.18 1.08
Dentists 0.27 0.31 0.38 0.50 0.58 0.64 0.61 0.71 0.68 0.53 0.52 0.48
Community pharmacies 3.48 3.67 3.82 2.51 1.61 1.46 1.05 0.78 0.90 0.70 0.61 0.36
Department of Health 0.20 0.19 0.19 0.17 0.21 0.17 0.19 0.17 0.16 0.19 0.19 0.16
Total 19.00 19.30 20.37 18.41 18.49 18.96 13.58 13.69 14.38 17.08 18.34 14.96
* Non-human use antimicrobials supplied to veterinary surgeons and farmers are excluded.
Note: Data for 2025 is provisional and subject to revision.

Private doctors

Antimicrobial 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Tetracyclines 1.317 1.220 1.171 1.057 1.100 1.196 1.020 1.133 1.035 1.131 1.192 1.098
Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins 3.485 3.566 3.791 3.421 3.983 4.476 2.694 3.011 3.471 4.263 4.955 3.635
Other beta-lactam antibacterials 1.758 1.829 1.851 1.499 1.512 1.572 0.827 0.749 0.903 1.207 1.191 0.678
Macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins 2.139 2.070 2.284 2.088 2.146 2.080 1.157 1.011 1.237 1.913 2.048 1.390
Aminoglycoside antibacterials 0.021 0.021 0.020 0.018 0.015 0.012 0.005 0.003 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.003
Quinolone antibacterials 1.205 1.313 1.424 1.333 1.419 1.341 0.877 0.751 0.857 1.053 1.197 0.969
Note: Data for 2025 is provisional and subject to revision.


Hospital Authority

Antimicrobial 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Tetracyclines 0.271 0.280 0.345 0.372 0.416 0.505 0.510 0.551 0.520 0.580 0.781 0.754
Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins 2.225 2.185 2.272 2.296 2.347 2.419 2.063 2.175 2.079 2.603 2.501 2.424
Other beta-lactam antibacterials 0.319 0.311 0.301 0.291 0.290 0.298 0.314 0.325 0.359 0.362 0.392 0.385
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 0.329
Aminoglycoside antibacterials 0.021 0.024 0.025 0.025 0.027 0.029 0.020 0.028 0.025 0.024 0.026 0.024
Quinolone antibacterials 0.424 0.400 0.399 0.408 0.418 0.387 0.362 0.351 0.344 0.380 0.386 0.350
Note: Data for 2025 is provisional and subject to revision.


Community pharmacies

Antimicrobial 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Tetracyclines 0.430 0.435 0.416 0.292 0.199 0.187 0.133 0.141 0.121 0.083 0.065 0.027
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 0.016
Other beta-lactam antibacterials 0.420 0.495 0.485 0.275 0.119 0.093 0.051 0.028 0.025 0.007 0.007 0.002
Macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins 0.345 0.356 0.411 0.279 0.176 0.147 0.103 0.045 0.060 0.037 0.023 0.015
Aminoglycoside antibacterials 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.000 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 0.248 0.224 0.222 0.113
Note: Data for 2025 is provisional and subject to revision.


Private hospitals

Antimicrobial 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Tetracyclines 0.051 0.049 0.061 0.058 0.060 0.069 0.050 0.048 0.047 0.053 0.122 0.096
Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins 0.353 0.405 0.423 0.725 0.686 0.635 0.491 0.418 0.398 0.526 0.555 0.530
Other beta-lactam antibacterials 0.212 0.204 0.199 0.220 0.236 0.203 0.148 0.129 0.113 0.144 0.154 0.155
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 0.129
Aminoglycoside antibacterials 0.003 0.003 0.004 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.003 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 0.110
Note: Data for 2025 is provisional and subject to revision.


Veterinary surgeons

Antimicrobial 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Tetracyclines 0.113 0.122 0.115 0.133 0.126 0.118 0.095 0.127 0.095 0.113 0.067 0.064
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 0.006
Other beta-lactam antibacterials 0.057 0.062 0.057 0.053 0.041 0.040 0.033 0.035 0.020 0.015 0.014 0.011
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 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 0.002
Quinolone antibacterials 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Note: Data for 2025 is provisional and subject to revision.