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

Jamaica

56.8%

in 2018

Peru

56.0%

in 2018

Jamaica rank

48th

Peru rank

49th

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

Jamaica
Peru

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 56.8% against 56.0% in Peru, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 48th and Peru ranks 49th 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.