Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 76.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Montenegro, 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 Montenegro stood at 76.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Montenegro peaked at 82.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2006.
Montenegro ranks 10th of 132 countries on this measure, 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 | 72.1% | 61.1% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 61.6% | 82.6% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Montenegro?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Montenegro was 76.3% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Montenegro ranks 10th 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 Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.