Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Thailand
Thailand: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 77.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Thailand, 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 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, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.0% | 60.9% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 59.8% | 78.3% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Thailand?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Thailand was 77.8% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2011.
- How does Thailand rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Thailand ranks 8th 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 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 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.