Antibiotic usage in children in Mozambique
Mozambique: Antibiotic usage in children was 40.8 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Antibiotic usage in children in Mozambique, 2000–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antibiotic usage in children 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, antibiotic usage in children 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.
Antibiotic usage in children in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 46.35, 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 Antibiotic usage in children 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 | 30.87 | 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
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antibiotic usage in children in Mozambique?
- Antibiotic usage in children in Mozambique was 40.8 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8 in 2018.
- What is the lowest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4 in 2011.
- How does Mozambique rank for antibiotic usage in children?
- Mozambique ranks 109th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antibiotic usage in children 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Antibiotic usage in children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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