Share of people who had a test done before starting antibiotics in the EU in 2022
Antibiotics are medications that can kill or hinder the growth of bacteria which can cause infections in people and animals. In 2022, a survey on the topic of resistance to antibiotics, revealed that 53 percent of people in the EU consumed antibiotics without being tested for what was causing their sickness. This statistic displays responses of individuals when asked if they were tested before starting antibiotics in EU27 in 2022.