Gabon vs Jamaica: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Gabon

57.3%

in 2018

Jamaica

56.8%

in 2018

Gabon rank

47th

Jamaica rank

48th

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

Gabon
Jamaica

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 57.3% against 56.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Gabon ranks 47th and Jamaica ranks 48th 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.