Benin vs Ethiopia: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Benin
30.1%
in 2018
Ethiopia
27.6%
in 2018
Benin rank
127th
Ethiopia rank
130th

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

  • Benin
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 30.1% against 27.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Benin ranks 127th and Ethiopia ranks 130th 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.