Bhutan vs Sierra Leone: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Bhutan
55.6%
in 2018
Sierra Leone
54.3%
in 2018
Bhutan rank
51st
Sierra Leone rank
52nd

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

  • Bhutan
  • Sierra Leone
0204060200020092018

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 55.6% against 54.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 51st and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd 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.