Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 36.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania stood at 36.9%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Tanzania peaked at 38.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2000.
That places Tanzania 116th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 | 31.1% | 23.2% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 32.7% | 38.8% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Tanzania?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Tanzania was 36.9% 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Tanzania ranks 116th 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 Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.