Antibiotic usage in children in Yemen
Yemen: Antibiotic usage in children was 63.6 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Antibiotic usage in children in Yemen, 2000–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, antibiotic usage in children in Yemen stood at 63.6.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antibiotic usage in children in Yemen peaked at 68 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 38.8, in 2003.
Yemen ranks 31st of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Antibiotic usage in children in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.9 | — |
| 2001 | 43.4 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 43.5 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 38.8 | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 39.3 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 40.7 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 41.7 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 43.3 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 45.8 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 46.6 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 60.8 | +30.5% |
| 2011 | 64.7 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 66.2 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 68 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 62.7 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 67.1 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 63.3 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 64.7 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 63.6 | -1.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 63.6 is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.35, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 63.6 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 59.35, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antibiotic usage in children in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +30.5% | 46.6 | 60.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.6 | 38.8 | 46.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.57 | 60.8 | 68 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antibiotic usage in children in Yemen?
- Antibiotic usage in children in Yemen was 63.6 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 68 in 2013.
- What is the lowest antibiotic usage in children recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8 in 2003.
- How does Yemen rank for antibiotic usage in children?
- Yemen ranks 31st out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antibiotic usage in children rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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