Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Myanmar

Myanmar: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 54.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
54.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 132 countries
All-time high
58.8%
in 2004
All-time low
39.9%
in 2011
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Myanmar, 2000–2018

02040602000200920182000: 55.6 %2001: 57.3 %2002: 57.5 %2003: 58.1 %2004: 58.8 %2005: 48.7 %2006: 48.1 %2007: 48.7 %2008: 51.8 %2009: 51.6 %2010: 40.3 %2011: 39.9 %2012: 50.6 %2013: 49.4 %2014: 48.3 %2015: 48.4 %2016: 48.8 %2017: 54 %2018: 54 %

Source: Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 54.0% for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in 2018.

The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics 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.

Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Myanmar, 2000 to 2018.
Year % 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 54.0% +10.7%
2018 54.0% +0.0%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 54.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 54.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.5%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +26.8% 39.9% 50.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53.6% 48.1% 58.8% 10
2010s 48.2% 39.9% 54.0% 9

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 51 Bhutan 55.6% compare
  2. 52 Sierra Leone 54.3% compare
  3. 53 Venezuela 54.2% compare
  4. 55 Tunisia 53.5% compare
  5. 56 Morocco 53.4% compare
  6. 56 Uganda 53.4% compare

See the full ranking of 132 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Myanmar?
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Myanmar was 54.0% 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 Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2004.
What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2011.
How does Myanmar rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
Myanmar ranks 54th 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 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 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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Indicator
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics
Unit
%
Source
Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
132 places, 2,508 data points, 2000–2018
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Caregiver reported share of children under five years old, with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection, who received antibiotics for this illness.