Antibiotic usage in children by country
Countries reporting
132
Highest
79.9
Kazakhstan
Lowest
23
Mauritania
Median
51.05
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
2,508
What the numbers show
Antibiotic usage in children is currently reported for 132 countries. The highest value is 79.9 in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 23 in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 51.05, and the mean is 52.98.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 72.9%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 38.7%).
Antibiotic usage in children: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 79.9 | 2018 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 79.9 | 2018 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 79.3 | 2018 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 4 | Belarus | 79.2 | 2018 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 5 | Malaysia | 79 | 2018 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 6 | Moldova | 78.4 | 2018 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 78.4 | 2018 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 8 | Thailand | 77.8 | 2018 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 9 | Cambodia | 77.2 | 2018 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 10 | Montenegro | 76.3 | 2018 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 11 | Panama | 74.6 | 2018 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 12 | North Macedonia | 74.5 | 2018 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 13 | Vietnam | 74.2 | 2018 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 73.7 | 2018 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 73.6 | 2018 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 73.6 | 2018 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 17 | Syria | 73.2 | 2018 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 18 | Sudan | 72.9 | 2018 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 72.7 | 2018 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Albania | 72.2 | 2018 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 21 | Palestine | 70.1 | 2018 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 69.6 | 2018 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 67.3 | 2018 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 24 | Iraq | 66.9 | 2018 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 25 | Cuba | 66.8 | 2018 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 25 | India | 66.8 | 2018 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 27 | Mexico | 65 | 2018 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 64.1 | 2018 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 28 | Honduras | 64.1 | 2018 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 30 | Georgia | 63.7 | 2018 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 31 | Yemen | 63.6 | 2018 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 63.5 | 2018 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 33 | Iran | 61.6 | 2018 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 61.2 | 2018 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 35 | Algeria | 60.5 | 2018 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 36 | Saint Lucia | 60 | 2018 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 37 | Equatorial Guinea | 59.9 | 2018 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia | 59.9 | 2018 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 39 | Croatia | 59.6 | 2018 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 40 | Dominica | 59.1 | 2018 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 40 | Laos | 59.1 | 2018 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 58.9 | 2018 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 43 | Haiti | 58.2 | 2018 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 43 | Jordan | 58.2 | 2018 | down 23.4% | flat |
| 45 | Libya | 57.6 | 2018 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 46 | Mongolia | 57.4 | 2018 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 47 | Gabon | 57.3 | 2018 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 48 | Jamaica | 56.8 | 2018 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 49 | Peru | 56 | 2018 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55.9 | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 51 | Bhutan | 55.6 | 2018 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 54.3 | 2018 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 53 | Venezuela | 54.2 | 2018 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 54 | Myanmar | 54 | 2018 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 55 | Tunisia | 53.5 | 2018 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 56 | Morocco | 53.4 | 2018 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 56 | Uganda | 53.4 | 2018 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 58 | Colombia | 53.1 | 2018 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 58 | Ecuador | 53.1 | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 60 | Samoa | 52.4 | 2018 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 61 | Madagascar | 52 | 2018 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 62 | Guatemala | 51.9 | 2018 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 63 | Liberia | 51.7 | 2018 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 64 | Paraguay | 51.6 | 2018 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 65 | Brazil | 51.4 | 2018 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 66 | Western Sahara | 51.1 | 2018 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 67 | American Samoa | 51 | 2018 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 67 | Fiji | 51 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 50.1 | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 70 | Pakistan | 49.9 | 2018 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 71 | Kiribati | 49.8 | 2018 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 71 | Namibia | 49.8 | 2018 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 73 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 49.7 | 2018 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 73 | Kenya | 49.7 | 2018 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 73 | Nepal | 49.7 | 2018 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 76 | Cape Verde | 49.3 | 2018 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 77 | Congo | 49.2 | 2018 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 77 | Egypt | 49.2 | 2018 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 79 | Djibouti | 48.8 | 2018 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 80 | Micronesia (country) | 48.6 | 2018 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 80 | Suriname | 48.6 | 2018 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 48.3 | 2018 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 83 | Gambia | 48.1 | 2018 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 84 | Ghana | 47.9 | 2018 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 47.5 | 2018 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 85 | Bolivia | 47.5 | 2018 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 85 | South Africa | 47.5 | 2018 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 88 | Rwanda | 47 | 2018 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 46.9 | 2018 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 90 | El Salvador | 46.5 | 2018 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 91 | Tonga | 46.1 | 2018 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 45.9 | 2018 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 93 | Malawi | 45.7 | 2018 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 94 | Belize | 45.6 | 2018 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 95 | Armenia | 45.5 | 2018 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 95 | French Guiana | 45.5 | 2018 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 97 | Solomon Islands | 45.4 | 2018 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 98 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 44.7 | 2018 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 99 | Zambia | 44.6 | 2018 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 100 | Comoros | 44.5 | 2018 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 101 | Turkey | 44.2 | 2018 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 102 | Angola | 43.2 | 2018 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 103 | Indonesia | 42.9 | 2018 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 41.7 | 2018 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 105 | Lesotho | 41.5 | 2018 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 105 | Philippines | 41.5 | 2018 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 107 | Cameroon | 41.3 | 2018 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 108 | South Sudan | 41.1 | 2018 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 109 | Mozambique | 40.8 | 2018 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 109 | East Timor | 40.8 | 2018 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 111 | Botswana | 39.5 | 2018 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 112 | Guinea | 39.4 | 2018 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 113 | Eswatini | 38.9 | 2018 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 114 | Eritrea | 38 | 2018 | up 38.7% | flat |
| 115 | Togo | 37.5 | 2018 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 116 | Tanzania | 36.9 | 2018 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 117 | Somalia | 35.6 | 2018 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 118 | Guyana | 35.1 | 2018 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 119 | Burundi | 35 | 2018 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 120 | Central African Republic | 34.8 | 2018 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 120 | Cote d'Ivoire | 34.8 | 2018 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 122 | Mali | 33.3 | 2018 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 122 | Nigeria | 33.3 | 2018 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 124 | Papua New Guinea | 32.9 | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 125 | Senegal | 32.5 | 2018 | down 30.6% | flat |
| 126 | Grenada | 32.3 | 2018 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 127 | Benin | 30.1 | 2018 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 128 | Chad | 29.8 | 2018 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 129 | Niger | 29.4 | 2018 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 130 | Ethiopia | 27.6 | 2018 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.7 | 2018 | down 32.3% | flat |
| 132 | Mauritania | 23 | 2018 | down 7.6% | rising |