The share of Norwegians who had at least one drug dispensed during one year, from 2013 to 2019, has increased slightly over the years. In 2021, 71.4 percent of the population had at least one drug dispensed, compared to 69.6 percent back in 2016.
Share of population who had at least one drug dispensed per year in Norway from 2013 to 2021
Characteristic
Share of population
2021
71.4%
2020
69.8%
2019
71.2%
2018
70.3%
2017
70.1%
2016
69.6%
2015
69.3%
2014
69%
2013
68.6%
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Folkehelseinstituttet. (September 5, 2022). Share of population who had at least one drug dispensed per year in Norway from 2013 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944570/share-of-the-population-who-had-drugs-dispensed-in-norway/
Folkehelseinstituttet. "Share of population who had at least one drug dispensed per year in Norway from 2013 to 2021." Chart. September 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944570/share-of-the-population-who-had-drugs-dispensed-in-norway/
Folkehelseinstituttet. (2022). Share of population who had at least one drug dispensed per year in Norway from 2013 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944570/share-of-the-population-who-had-drugs-dispensed-in-norway/
Folkehelseinstituttet. "Share of Population Who Had at Least One Drug Dispensed per Year in Norway from 2013 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944570/share-of-the-population-who-had-drugs-dispensed-in-norway/
Folkehelseinstituttet, Share of population who had at least one drug dispensed per year in Norway from 2013 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944570/share-of-the-population-who-had-drugs-dispensed-in-norway/ (last visited May 10, 2025)
Share of population who had at least one drug dispensed per year in Norway from 2013 to 2021 [Graph], Folkehelseinstituttet, September 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/944570/share-of-the-population-who-had-drugs-dispensed-in-norway/
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