Antibiotic usage in children in Thailand
Thailand: Antibiotic usage in children was 77.8 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Antibiotic usage in children in Thailand, 2000–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, antibiotic usage in children in Thailand stood at 77.8.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antibiotic usage in children in Thailand peaked at 78.3 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 59.8, in 2011.
Thailand ranks 8th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Antibiotic usage in children in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66 | — |
| 2001 | 66.2 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 65.9 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 76.3 | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 76.8 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 69.4 | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 69.5 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 69.6 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 69.7 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 60.9 | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 61.3 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 59.8 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 60.6 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 76.3 | +25.9% |
| 2014 | 76.7 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.1 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.3 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 77.8 | -0.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 77.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.4, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 77.8 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.55, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antibiotic usage in children in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +25.9% | 60.6 | 76.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.03 | 60.9 | 76.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.67 | 59.8 | 78.3 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antibiotic usage in children in Thailand?
- Antibiotic usage in children in Thailand was 77.8 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3 in 2017.
- What is the lowest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8 in 2011.
- How does Thailand rank for antibiotic usage in children?
- Thailand ranks 8th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antibiotic usage in children rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Antibiotic usage in children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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