The source does not specify the number of respondents. Furthermore, the sampling of respondents was made online and not controlled scientifically. However, a logistic regression model based on age, gender, and the yearly population, was used to represent the entire Belgian population.
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Antidepressants consumption in Belgium in 2018, by region
In 2018, it was estimated that close to ***** percent of the Belgian population consumed antidepressants. From a regional perspective, the consumption of antidepressants was higher in Wallonia than in the other regions. On the other hand, with an estimated *** percent of the population, Flanders was the region where antidepressants were the least common.
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Sciensano. (January 1, 2020). Share of population consuming antidepressants in Flanders, Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114649/antidepressants-consumption-in-belgium-by-region/
Sciensano. "Share of population consuming antidepressants in Flanders, Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) in 2018." Chart. January 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114649/antidepressants-consumption-in-belgium-by-region/
Sciensano. (2020). Share of population consuming antidepressants in Flanders, Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114649/antidepressants-consumption-in-belgium-by-region/
Sciensano. "Share of Population Consuming Antidepressants in Flanders, Wallonia and The Brussels-capital Region (Belgium) in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114649/antidepressants-consumption-in-belgium-by-region/
Sciensano, Share of population consuming antidepressants in Flanders, Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114649/antidepressants-consumption-in-belgium-by-region/ (last visited May 09, 2026)
Share of population consuming antidepressants in Flanders, Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) in 2018 [Graph], Sciensano, January 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114649/antidepressants-consumption-in-belgium-by-region/
