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Statin use

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Statin use
Based on purchases made by stores and hospitals in 52 countries and, in special cases like the UK, using data about the volume given to patients.
Source
Guadamuz, Shooshtari and Qato (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Last updated
October 5, 2023
Date range
2019–2020
Unit
DDD (defined daily doses) per 1000 population

Sources and processing

This data is based on the following sources

Guadamuz, Shooshtari and Qato – Global, regional and national trends in statin utilisation in high-income and low/middle-income countries, 2015-2020.

Retrieved on
October 5, 2023
Retrieved from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9462115/
Citation
This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data. To cite data downloaded from this page, please use the suggested citation given in Reuse This Work below.
Guadamuz JS, Shooshtari A, Qato DM. Global, regional and national trends in statin utilisation in high-income and low/middle-income countries, 2015-2020.
Retrieved on
October 5, 2023
Retrieved from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9462115/
Citation
This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data. To cite data downloaded from this page, please use the suggested citation given in Reuse This Work below.
Guadamuz JS, Shooshtari A, Qato DM. Global, regional and national trends in statin utilisation in high-income and low/middle-income countries, 2015-2020.

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Notes on our processing step for this indicator

The 2019 data addresses evaluations of statin utilization estimates from October 2019 to March 2020, while the 2020 data pertains to assessments conducted from April 2020 to October 2020.

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To cite this page overall, including any descriptions, FAQs or explanations of the data authored by Our World in Data, please use the following citation:

“Data Page: Statin use”, part of the following publication: Saloni Dattani, Veronika Samborska, Hannah Ritchie, and Max Roser (2023) - “Cardiovascular Diseases”. Data adapted from Guadamuz, Shooshtari and Qato. Retrieved from https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260518-093348/grapher/utilization-of-statins.html [online resource] (archived on May 18, 2026).

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Guadamuz, Shooshtari and Qato (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data

Full citation

Guadamuz, Shooshtari and Qato (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. “Statin use” [dataset]. Guadamuz, Shooshtari and Qato, “Global, regional and national trends in statin utilisation in high-income and low/middle-income countries, 2015-2020.” [original data]. Retrieved May 18, 2026 from https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260518-093348/grapher/utilization-of-statins.html (archived on May 18, 2026).

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