Malaysia vs Thailand: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Malaysia
79.0%
in 2018
Thailand
77.8%
in 2018
Malaysia rank
5th
Thailand rank
8th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
020406080200020092018

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 79.0% against 77.8% in Thailand, a difference of 1.2%.

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

Malaysia ranks 5th and Thailand ranks 8th 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.