Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Gabon
Gabon: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 57.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 57.3%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Gabon peaked at 57.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 47th 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 | 49.8% | 45.1% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 53.9% | 57.7% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Gabon?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Gabon was 57.3% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Gabon ranks 47th 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 Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.