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

El Salvador
46.5%
in 2018
Vanuatu
46.9%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
90th
Vanuatu rank
89th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Vanuatu
0204060200020092018

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 46.9% against 46.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 90th and Vanuatu ranks 89th 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 Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 49.8% 47.3% 2.5% El Salvador
2010s 47.5% 47.4% 0.0% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics, El Salvador or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 46.9% against 46.5% in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics between El Salvador and Vanuatu?
0.4%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Vanuatu?
19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Vanuatu rank globally for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
El Salvador ranks 90th and Vanuatu ranks 89th of 132 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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