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

Jamaica

56.8%

in 2018

Libya

57.6%

in 2018

Jamaica rank

48th

Libya rank

45th

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

Jamaica
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 57.6% against 56.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 48th and Libya ranks 45th 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.