Madagascar vs Samoa: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Madagascar
52.0%
in 2018
Samoa
52.4%
in 2018
Madagascar rank
61st
Samoa rank
60th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Samoa
0204060200020092018

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 52.4% against 52.0% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 61st and Samoa ranks 60th 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
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The caregiver reported share of children under five years old, with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection, who received antibiotics for this illness.