Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 49.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Pakistan, 2000–2018
Source: Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 49.9% for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in 2018.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Pakistan peaked at 63.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2014.
Pakistan ranks 70th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.4% | 53.6% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 49.8% | 63.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.2 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3588 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2084 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.19 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.33 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 400.52 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Pakistan?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Pakistan was 49.9% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2014.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Pakistan ranks 70th 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 Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.