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

Colombia
53.1%
in 2018
Uganda
53.4%
in 2018
Colombia rank
58th
Uganda rank
56th

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

  • Colombia
  • Uganda
0204060200020092018

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 53.4% against 53.1% in Colombia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 58th and Uganda ranks 56th 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.