Romania vs Sri Lanka: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics

Romania

73.7%

in 2018

Sri Lanka

73.6%

in 2018

Romania rank

14th

Sri Lanka rank

15th

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

Romania
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Romania currently reports 73.7% against 73.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Romania ranks 14th and Sri Lanka ranks 15th 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.