Antibiotic usage in children in Mexico
Mexico: Antibiotic usage in children was 65 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Antibiotic usage in children in Mexico, 2000–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antibiotic usage in children in Mexico is 65, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antibiotic usage in children in Mexico peaked at 65 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 43.7, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 27th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.7 | — |
| 2001 | 57 | +30.4% |
| 2002 | 61.4 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 53.6 | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 53.5 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.4 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 53.3 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 52.9 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 53.5 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 53.4 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 53.1 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 51.9 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 62.5 | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 62.3 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 63 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 63.1 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.2 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 65 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 65 | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 65 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.4, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 65 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.1, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antibiotic usage in children in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +30.4% | 43.7 | 57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.57 | 43.7 | 61.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.12 | 51.9 | 65 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antibiotic usage in children in Mexico?
- Antibiotic usage in children in Mexico was 65 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 65 in 2017.
- What is the lowest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7 in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for antibiotic usage in children?
- Mexico ranks 27th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antibiotic usage in children rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.
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