Antibiotic usage in children in Dominica
Dominica: Antibiotic usage in children was 59.1 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Antibiotic usage in children in Dominica, 2000–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 59.1 for antibiotic usage in children in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antibiotic usage in children in Dominica peaked at 64.7 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 37.6, in 2000.
That places Dominica 40th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Antibiotic usage in children in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.6 | — |
| 2001 | 42.9 | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 58.4 | +36.1% |
| 2003 | 64.7 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 59.5 | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 59.9 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 59.8 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 59.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 59.4 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 59.7 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 60.3 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 59.2 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 58.8 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 59.2 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 57.4 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 58.7 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 59 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 59.1 | +0.2% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 59.1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.4, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 59.1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.1, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antibiotic usage in children in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +36.1% | 42.9 | 58.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2 | 37.6 | 64.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.04 | 57.4 | 60.3 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0051 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antibiotic usage in children in Dominica?
- Antibiotic usage in children in Dominica was 59.1 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7 in 2003.
- What is the lowest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6 in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for antibiotic usage in children?
- Dominica ranks 40th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antibiotic usage in children rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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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