Central African Republic vs Guyana: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Central African Republic

34.8%

in 2018

Guyana

35.1%

in 2018

Central African Republic rank

120th

Guyana rank

118th

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

Central African Republic
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 35.1% against 34.8% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Central African Republic ranks 120th and Guyana ranks 118th 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.