Botswana vs Guinea: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Botswana
39.5%
in 2018
Guinea
39.4%
in 2018
Botswana rank
111th
Guinea rank
112th

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

  • Botswana
  • Guinea
01020304050200020092018

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 39.5% against 39.4% in Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Botswana ranks 111th and Guinea ranks 112th 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.