Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 73.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka stood at 73.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Sri Lanka peaked at 73.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 15th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 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 | 70.0% | 68.0% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 71.8% | 73.8% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Sri Lanka?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Sri Lanka was 73.6% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Sri Lanka ranks 15th 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 Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.