5 Countries with Most Antidepressant Users in the World

4. Greece 

Annual Sales Per Capita (2021): $12.60 

Greece, one of the countries with most antidepressant users in the world, has a significant antidepressant usage, with a 12-month prevalence of 7.2% in 2010, doubling over a decade. Z-drugs like zolpidem and zopiclone are commonly prescribed for short-term insomnia despite the risks. Zolpidem is the most prescribed Z-drug. Between 2018 and 2021, there were 1,229,842 prescriptions for Z-drugs, mainly among older adults and females, prescribed by specialties other than psychiatrists and neurologists. The average annual prevalence of at least one Z-drug prescription during 2019-2020 was approximately 0.9%.