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Costa Rica vs Cuba: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Costa Rica
67.3%
in 2018
Cuba
66.8%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Cuba rank
25th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
0204060200020092018

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 67.3% against 66.8% in Cuba, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Cuba ranks 25th 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.