Antibiotic usage in children in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Antibiotic usage in children was 27.6 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Antibiotic usage in children in Ethiopia, 2000–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 27.6 for antibiotic usage in children in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antibiotic usage in children in Ethiopia peaked at 36.4 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.5, in 2011.
That places Ethiopia 130th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Antibiotic usage in children in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.3 | — |
| 2001 | 33.3 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 33.4 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 35.9 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 36.4 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 35.8 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 34.9 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 34.2 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 32.3 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 31.4 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 31.7 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 20.5 | -35.3% |
| 2012 | 21.2 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 27.3 | +28.8% |
| 2014 | 27.5 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 27.9 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 27.5 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 27.7 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 27.6 | -0.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 27.6 is below the median for low income countries, which is 46.35, 60% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 27.6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.6, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antibiotic usage in children in Ethiopia 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 | -35.3% | 31.7 | 20.5 |
| 2013 | +28.8% | 21.2 | 27.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.99 | 31.4 | 36.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.54 | 20.5 | 31.7 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 127 Benin 30.1 compare
- 128 Chad 29.8 compare
- 129 Niger 29.4 compare
- 131 Guinea-Bissau 23.7 compare
- 132 Mauritania 23 compare
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antibiotic usage in children in Ethiopia?
- Antibiotic usage in children in Ethiopia was 27.6 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4 in 2004.
- What is the lowest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5 in 2011.
- How does Ethiopia rank for antibiotic usage in children?
- Ethiopia ranks 130th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antibiotic usage in children rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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