Antibiotic usage in children in Comoros
Comoros: Antibiotic usage in children was 44.5 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
44.5
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
100th
of 132 countries
All-time high
46.1
in 2013
All-time low
32.4
in 2001
Years of data
19
2000–2018
Antibiotic usage in children in Comoros, 2000–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 44.5 for antibiotic usage in children in 2018.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antibiotic usage in children in Comoros peaked at 46.1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 32.4, in 2001.
Comoros ranks 100th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Antibiotic usage in children in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.8 | — |
| 2001 | 32.4 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 32.9 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 34.5 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 33.8 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 34.4 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 34.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.9 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 38.4 | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 37.9 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 37.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.1 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 46.1 | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 46 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.8 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 43.7 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 44.7 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 44.5 | -0.4% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 44.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 44.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.6, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.42 | 32.4 | 38.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.86 | 37.9 | 46.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antibiotic usage in children in Comoros?
- Antibiotic usage in children in Comoros was 44.5 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4 in 2001.
- How does Comoros rank for antibiotic usage in children?
- Comoros ranks 100th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antibiotic usage in children rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Antibiotic usage in children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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