Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 27.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Ethiopia, 2000–2018
Source: Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 27.6% for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics 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, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 31.4% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 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 23.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Ethiopia?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Ethiopia was 27.6% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2011.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Ethiopia ranks 130th 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 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 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
The caregiver reported share of children under five years old, with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection, who received antibiotics for this illness.