Peru vs Sierra Leone: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Peru

56.0%

in 2018

Sierra Leone

54.3%

in 2018

Peru rank

49th

Sierra Leone rank

52nd

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

Peru
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Peru currently reports 56.0% against 54.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.7%.

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

Peru ranks 49th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The caregiver reported share of children under five years old, with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection, who received antibiotics for this illness.