Antibiotic usage in children in Turkey
Turkey: Antibiotic usage in children was 44.2 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Antibiotic usage in children in Turkey, 2000–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antibiotic usage in children in Turkey is 44.2, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antibiotic usage in children in Turkey peaked at 61 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2004.
Turkey ranks 101st of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Antibiotic usage in children in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61 | — |
| 2001 | 60.4 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 60 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 59.4 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 39 | -34.3% |
| 2005 | 44.5 | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 41.9 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 41.3 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 52.2 | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 50.8 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 49 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 46.7 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 52.8 | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 53.8 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 55.1 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 53.4 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 51.4 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 43.1 | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 44.2 | +2.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 44.2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.4, 77% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 44.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.9, 61% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antibiotic usage in children in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -34.3% | 59.4 | 39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.05 | 39 | 61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.94 | 43.1 | 55.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antibiotic usage in children in Turkey?
- Antibiotic usage in children in Turkey was 44.2 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 61 in 2000.
- What is the lowest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for antibiotic usage in children?
- Turkey ranks 101st out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antibiotic usage in children rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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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