Nigeria vs Senegal: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Nigeria
33.3%
in 2018
Senegal
32.5%
in 2018
Nigeria rank
122nd
Senegal rank
125th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
0204060200020092018

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 33.3% against 32.5% in Senegal, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Nigeria ranks 122nd and Senegal ranks 125th 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.