Ecuador vs Samoa: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Ecuador

53.1%

in 2018

Samoa

52.4%

in 2018

Ecuador rank

58th

Samoa rank

60th

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

Ecuador
Samoa

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 53.1% against 52.4% in Samoa, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.

Ecuador ranks 58th and Samoa ranks 60th 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: 07 August 2026

The caregiver reported share of children under five years old, with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection, who received antibiotics for this illness.