Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 69.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2018
Source: Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 69.6% for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in 2018.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 73.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 2005.
That places Kyrgyzstan 22nd out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6% | 60.3% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 68.1% | 73.1% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Kyrgyzstan was 69.6% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 2005.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 22nd 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.