Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Somalia
Somalia: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 35.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Somalia, 2000–2018
Source: Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Somalia stood at 35.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Somalia peaked at 36.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2007.
Somalia ranks 117th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 32.6% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 34.7% | 36.6% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Somalia?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Somalia was 35.6% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2007.
- How does Somalia rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Somalia ranks 117th 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 Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.