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Table 1 Relative proportions of standardised medication units (SU) among different countries comparing weighted and unweighted proportions

From: Per-capita consumption of analgesics: a nine-country survey over 20 years

Relative proportions of ASA consumption

Unweighted (%)

Weighted by mg ASA (%)

USA

48.3

58.2

Germany (West)

19.7

16.0

Canada

10.7

12.2

France

16.7

9.7

Sweden

1.3

1.1

Switzerland

0.8

0.7

Austria

1.8

1.7

Belgium

0.6

0.3

Australia

0.1

0.1

Total 9 Countries

100

100

  1. 100% = overall consumption of acetylic salicylic acid (ASA) among 9 countries