Mauritania vs Niger: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Mauritania
23.0%
in 2018
Niger
29.4%
in 2018
Mauritania rank
132nd
Niger rank
129th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 29.4% against 23.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 6.4%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.

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

Mauritania ranks 132nd and Niger ranks 129th 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.