Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics was 79.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Ukraine, 2000–2018
Source: Browne AJ et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 79.9% for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Ukraine peaked at 87.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2003.
Ukraine ranks 1st 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 | 77.7% | 74.0% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 79.2% | 87.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 1 Kazakhstan 79.9% compare
- 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 79.3% compare
- 4 Belarus 79.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Ukraine?
- Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Ukraine was 79.9% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2003.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics?
- Ukraine ranks 1st 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 Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.