Cape Verde vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Cape Verde

49.3%

in 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo

49.7%

in 2018

Cape Verde rank

76th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

73rd

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

Cape Verde
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 49.7% against 49.3% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 76th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 73rd 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.