Antibiotic usage in children in Iraq
Iraq: Antibiotic usage in children was 66.9 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Antibiotic usage in children in Iraq, 2000–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antibiotic usage in children in Iraq is 66.9, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antibiotic usage in children in Iraq peaked at 81.1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 61.2, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 24th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Antibiotic usage in children in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.2 | — |
| 2001 | 62 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 64.4 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 63.8 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 63.5 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.9 | +27.4% |
| 2006 | 80.3 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 81.1 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 80.2 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 79.7 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 78.4 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 79.4 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 72.2 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 72.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70.5 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 70.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.5 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 69.8 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.9 | -4.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 66.9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.4, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 66.9 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 59.35, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antibiotic usage in children in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +27.4% | 63.5 | 80.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.71 | 61.2 | 81.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.16 | 66.9 | 79.4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antibiotic usage in children in Iraq?
- Antibiotic usage in children in Iraq was 66.9 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1 in 2007.
- What is the lowest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2 in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for antibiotic usage in children?
- Iraq ranks 24th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antibiotic usage in children rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).