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

Benin
30.1%
in 2018
Senegal
32.5%
in 2018
Benin rank
127th
Senegal rank
125th

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

  • Benin
  • Senegal
0204060200020092018

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 32.5% against 30.1% in Benin, a difference of 2.4%.

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

Across all 19 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 127th and Senegal ranks 125th 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
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The caregiver reported share of children under five years old, with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection, who received antibiotics for this illness.