Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 60.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia stood at 60.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Saint Lucia peaked at 66.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2005.
That places Saint Lucia 36th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.1% | 45.8% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 56.5% | 62.6% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Saint Lucia?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Saint Lucia was 60.0% 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2005.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Saint Lucia ranks 36th 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 Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.