Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Tunisia

Tunisia: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 53.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
53.5%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
55th
of 132 countries
All-time high
65.6%
in 2013
All-time low
53.5%
in 2003
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Tunisia, 2000–2018

02040602000200920182000: 54 %2001: 54 %2002: 53.6 %2003: 53.5 %2004: 53.7 %2005: 54.1 %2006: 55.7 %2007: 57.6 %2008: 57.6 %2009: 55.2 %2010: 55.5 %2011: 55.8 %2012: 57.9 %2013: 65.6 %2014: 64.5 %2015: 63.4 %2016: 54.9 %2017: 54.1 %2018: 53.5 %

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 Tunisia stood at 53.5%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Tunisia peaked at 65.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 2003.

That places Tunisia 55th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 54.9% 53.5% 57.6% 10
2010s 58.4% 53.5% 65.6% 9

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 52 Sierra Leone 54.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Tunisia?
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Tunisia was 53.5% 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 Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 2003.
How does Tunisia rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
Tunisia ranks 55th 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 Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia 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

Indicator
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics
Unit
%
Source
Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
132 places, 2,508 data points, 2000–2018
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