Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Dominica
Dominica: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 59.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Dominica, 2000–2018
Source: Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 59.1% for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics 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, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics 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.
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | 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% | +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% | +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 Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics 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 | 59.0% | 57.4% | 60.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 58.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 4.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0602 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.035 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0277 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Dominica?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Dominica was 59.1% in 2018, according to Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Dominica ranks 40th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics 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 Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Caregiver reported share of children under five years old, with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection, who received antibiotics for this illness.