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

Democratic Republic of Congo
49.7%
in 2018
Pakistan
49.9%
in 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
73rd
Pakistan rank
70th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Pakistan
0204060200020092018

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 49.9% against 49.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 73rd and Pakistan ranks 70th 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
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The caregiver reported share of children under five years old, with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection, who received antibiotics for this illness.