Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Senegal
Senegal: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 32.5% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Senegal, 2000–2018
Source: Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 32.5% for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Senegal peaked at 55.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2018.
Senegal ranks 125th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6% | 40.1% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 32.5% | 55.3% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Senegal?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Senegal was 32.5% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Senegal ranks 125th 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 Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal 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
The caregiver reported share of children under five years old, with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection, who received antibiotics for this illness.