Afghanistan vs Algeria: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Afghanistan
63.5%
in 2018
Algeria
60.5%
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
32nd
Algeria rank
35th

Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
0204060200020092018

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 63.5% against 60.5% in Algeria, a difference of 3.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Algeria ranks 35th of 132 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics
Unit
%
Source
Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
132 places, 2,508 data points, 2000–2018
Last refreshed

The caregiver reported share of children under five years old, with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection, who received antibiotics for this illness.