Antibiotic usage in children in Myanmar
Myanmar: Antibiotic usage in children was 54 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Antibiotic usage in children in Myanmar, 2000–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 54 for antibiotic usage in children in 2018.
The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antibiotic usage in children in Myanmar peaked at 58.8 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 39.9, in 2011.
Myanmar ranks 54th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Antibiotic usage in children in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.6 | — |
| 2001 | 57.3 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 57.5 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 58.1 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 58.8 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 48.7 | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 48.1 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 48.7 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 51.8 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 51.6 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 40.3 | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 39.9 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 50.6 | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 49.4 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 48.3 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 48.4 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.8 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 54 | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 54 | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 54 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 54 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.55, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antibiotic usage in children in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +26.8% | 39.9 | 50.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.62 | 48.1 | 58.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.19 | 39.9 | 54 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antibiotic usage in children in Myanmar?
- Antibiotic usage in children in Myanmar was 54 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8 in 2004.
- What is the lowest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9 in 2011.
- How does Myanmar rank for antibiotic usage in children?
- Myanmar ranks 54th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antibiotic usage in children rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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