Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 41.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho is 41.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Lesotho peaked at 41.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2014.
That places Lesotho 105th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom 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 | 31.8% | 29.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 28.7% | 41.5% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Lesotho?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Lesotho was 41.5% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Lesotho ranks 105th 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 Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.