Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 79.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Kazakhstan, 2000–2018
Source: Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Kazakhstan stood at 79.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Kazakhstan peaked at 81.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 1st out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 70.4% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 73.8% | 81.4% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Kazakhstan?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Kazakhstan was 79.9% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Kazakhstan ranks 1st 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 Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.