Congo vs Suriname: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Congo
49.2%
in 2018
Suriname
48.6%
in 2018
Congo rank
77th
Suriname rank
80th

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

  • Congo
  • Suriname
0204060200020092018

How they compare

Congo currently reports 49.2% against 48.6% in Suriname, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.

Congo ranks 77th and Suriname ranks 80th 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.