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.
Share of children with symptoms of a respiratory infection who received antibiotics in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.5% | — |
| 2001 | 76.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 79.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 79.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 87.8% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 79.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.4%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 79.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.9%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
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
Caregiver reported share of children under five years old, with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection, who received antibiotics for this illness.