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

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

Relative proportions of ASA consumption

Unweighted (%)

Weighted by mg ASA (%)

USA

58.2

48.3

Germany (West)

16.0

19.7

Canada

12.2

10.7

France

9.7

16.7

Sweden

1.1

1.3

Switzerland

0.7

0.8

Austria

1.7

1.8

Belgium

0.3

0.6

Australia

0.1

0.1

Total 9 countries

100

100

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