Kenya vs Namibia: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Kenya

49.7%

in 2018

Namibia

49.8%

in 2018

Kenya rank

73rd

Namibia rank

71st

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

Kenya
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 49.8% against 49.7% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 73rd and Namibia ranks 71st 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.