Colombia vs Madagascar: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Colombia
53.1%
in 2018
Madagascar
52.0%
in 2018
Colombia rank
58th
Madagascar rank
61st

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

  • Colombia
  • Madagascar
0204060200020092018

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 53.1% against 52.0% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.1%.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 58th and Madagascar ranks 61st 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.