Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in French Guiana
French Guiana: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 45.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in French Guiana, 2000–2018
Source: Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in French Guiana is 45.5%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in French Guiana peaked at 45.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2006.
French Guiana ranks 95th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 39.5% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 43.2% | 45.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More reference data data for French Guiana
- Milk production 293 tonnes (2006)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.33 years (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 25,569 hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 16,435 hectares (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 0.31 percent (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 8.28 million hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people 10.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in French Guiana?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in French Guiana was 45.5% 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 French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2006.
- How does French Guiana rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- French Guiana ranks 95th 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 French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana 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.