Burundi vs Nigeria: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Burundi
35.0%
in 2018
Nigeria
33.3%
in 2018
Burundi rank
119th
Nigeria rank
122nd

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

  • Burundi
  • Nigeria
01020304050200020092018

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 35.0% against 33.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 119th and Nigeria ranks 122nd 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.