Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 42.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Indonesia, 2000–2018
Source: Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 42.9% for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in 2018.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Indonesia peaked at 48.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2017.
That places Indonesia 103rd 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 | 46.5% | 45.7% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 41.7% | 46.6% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Indonesia?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Indonesia was 42.9% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2017.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Indonesia ranks 103rd 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 Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.