Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 40.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique is 40.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Mozambique peaked at 40.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2011.
That places Mozambique 109th 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.
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.2% | — |
| 2001 | 38.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | -30.7% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | +39.2% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 40.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 46.4%, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 40.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.6%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +39.2% | 27.8% | 38.7% |
| 2002 | -30.7% | 38.7% | 26.8% |
| 2006 | -30.8% | 34.4% | 23.8% |
| 2005 | +26.0% | 27.3% | 34.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 23.6% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 23.4% | 40.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 107 Cameroon 41.3% compare
- 108 South Sudan 41.1% compare
- 109 East Timor 40.8% compare
- 111 Botswana 39.5% compare
- 112 Guinea 39.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Mozambique?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Mozambique was 40.8% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2011.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Mozambique ranks 109th 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 Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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
Caregiver reported share of children under five years old, with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection, who received antibiotics for this illness.