Antibiotic usage in children in El Salvador
El Salvador: Antibiotic usage in children was 46.5 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Antibiotic usage in children in El Salvador, 2000–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antibiotic usage in children in El Salvador is 46.5, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antibiotic usage in children in El Salvador peaked at 59.8 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 34.9, in 2009.
That places El Salvador 90th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Antibiotic usage in children in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.4 | — |
| 2001 | 50.9 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 51.7 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 52.3 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 52.1 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 55.3 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 55.2 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 48.1 | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 46.8 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 34.9 | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 36.5 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 59.8 | +63.8% |
| 2012 | 48 | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 48.1 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 46.8 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 47.9 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 46.9 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 46.7 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 46.5 | -0.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 46.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.4, 81% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 46.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.1, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antibiotic usage in children in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +63.8% | 36.5 | 59.8 |
| 2009 | -25.4% | 46.8 | 34.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.77 | 34.9 | 55.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.47 | 36.5 | 59.8 | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antibiotic usage in children in El Salvador?
- Antibiotic usage in children in El Salvador was 46.5 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antibiotic usage in children recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8 in 2011.
- What is the lowest antibiotic usage in children recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9 in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for antibiotic usage in children?
- El Salvador ranks 90th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antibiotic usage in children rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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