El Salvador vs Malawi: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

El Salvador
46.5%
in 2018
Malawi
45.7%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
90th
Malawi rank
93rd

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

  • El Salvador
  • Malawi
0204060200020092018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 46.5% against 45.7% in Malawi, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 90th and Malawi ranks 93rd 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.