Bulgaria vs Cuba: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Bulgaria

64.1%

in 2018

Cuba

66.8%

in 2018

Bulgaria rank

28th

Cuba rank

25th

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

Bulgaria
Cuba

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 66.8% against 64.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.7%.

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

Bulgaria ranks 28th and Cuba ranks 25th 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: 07 August 2026

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