El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Antibiotic usage in children

El Salvador
46.5
in 2018
Nicaragua
45.9
in 2018
El Salvador rank
90th
Nicaragua rank
92nd

Antibiotic usage in children over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
0204060200020092018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 46.5 against 45.9 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.6.

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 Nicaragua ranks 92nd of 132 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 49.77 47.29 2.48 El Salvador
2010s 47.47 43.46 4.01 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher antibiotic usage in children, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
El Salvador, at 46.5 against 45.9 in Nicaragua as of 2018.
What is the difference in antibiotic usage in children between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
0.6, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for antibiotic usage in children?
El Salvador ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 92nd of 132 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Antibiotic usage in children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Antibiotic usage in children
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
132 places, 2,508 data points, 2000–2018
Last refreshed