Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 52.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 52.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Madagascar peaked at 52.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 2009.
That places Madagascar 61st out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.8% | 42.5% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 43.1% | 52.0% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Madagascar?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Madagascar was 52.0% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 2009.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Madagascar ranks 61st 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 Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.