Malawi vs Nicaragua: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Malawi
45.7%
in 2018
Nicaragua
45.9%
in 2018
Malawi rank
93rd
Nicaragua rank
92nd

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

  • Malawi
  • Nicaragua
0204060200020092018

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 45.9% against 45.7% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Malawi ranks 93rd and Nicaragua ranks 92nd 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.