Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in East Timor
East Timor: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 40.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in East Timor, 2000–2018
Source: Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 40.8% for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in 2018.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in East Timor peaked at 45.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2017.
That places East Timor 109th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.0% | 43.9% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 37.3% | 45.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 107 Cameroon 41.3% compare
- 108 South Sudan 41.1% compare
- 109 Mozambique 40.8% compare
- 111 Botswana 39.5% compare
- 112 Guinea 39.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in East Timor?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in East Timor was 40.8% 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2017.
- How does East Timor rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- East Timor ranks 109th 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 East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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.