demographic2018

Antibiotic usage in children

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2018; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data132 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
53.0%
Median: 51.1%
Countries Covered
132
with available data
Highest
Kazakhstan
79.9%
Lowest
Mauritania
23.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Kazakhstan79.9%
2Ukraine79.9%
3Bosnia and Herzegovina79.3%
4Belarus79.2%
5Malaysia79.0%
By Region
Europe67.4%(5 countries)
Asia64.8%(15 countries)
North America58.5%(2 countries)
South America53.4%(4 countries)
Other50.9%(97 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (23.0%)High (79.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 53.0%)

Europe (5)
Asia (15)
North America (2)
South America (4)
Other (97)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2018; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Kazakhstan79.9%
2Ukraine79.9%
3Bosnia and Herzegovina79.3%
4Belarus79.2%
5Malaysia79.0%
6Moldova, Republic of78.4%
7Uzbekistan78.4%
8Thailand77.8%
9Cambodia77.2%
10Montenegro76.3%
11Panama74.6%
12The Republic of North Macedonia74.5%
13Vietnam74.2%
14Romania73.7%
15Sri Lanka73.6%
16Tajikistan73.6%
17Syrian Arab Republic73.2%
18Sudan72.9%
19Bangladesh72.7%
20Albania72.2%
21State of Palestine70.1%
22Kyrgyzstan69.6%
23Costa Rica67.3%
24Iraq66.9%
25Cuba66.8%
26India66.8%
27Mexico65.0%
28Bulgaria64.1%
29Honduras64.1%
30Georgia63.7%
31Yemen63.6%
32Afghanistan63.5%
33Islamic Republic of Iran61.6%
34Turkmenistan61.2%
35Algeria60.5%
36Saint Lucia60.0%
37Equatorial Guinea59.9%
38Serbia59.9%
39Croatia59.6%
40Dominica59.1%
41Lao People's Democratic Republic59.1%
42Dominican Republic58.9%
43Haiti58.2%
44Jordan58.2%
45Libya57.6%
46Mongolia57.4%
47Gabon57.3%
48Jamaica56.8%
49Peru56.0%
50Sao Tome and Principe55.9%
51Bhutan55.6%
52Sierra Leone54.3%
53Venezuela54.2%
54Myanmar54.0%
55Tunisia53.5%
56Morocco53.4%
57Uganda53.4%
58Colombia53.1%
59Ecuador53.1%
60Samoa52.4%
61Madagascar52.0%
62Guatemala51.9%
63Liberia51.7%
64Paraguay51.6%
65Brazil51.4%
66Western Sahara51.1%
67Fiji51.0%
68American Samoa51.0%
69Marshall Islands50.1%
70Pakistan49.9%
71Kiribati49.8%
72Namibia49.8%
73Democratic Republic of the Congo49.7%
74Kenya49.7%
75Nepal49.7%
76Cape Verde49.3%
77Republic of the Congo49.2%
78Egypt49.2%
79Djibouti48.8%
80Micronesia, Federated States of48.6%
81Suriname48.6%
82Burkina Faso48.3%
83Republic of The Gambia48.1%
84Ghana47.9%
85South Africa47.5%
86Azerbaijan47.5%
87Bolivia47.5%
88Rwanda47.0%
89Vanuatu46.9%
90El Salvador46.5%
91Tonga46.1%
92Nicaragua45.9%
93Malawi45.7%
94Belize45.6%
95French Guiana45.5%
96Armenia45.5%
97Solomon Islands45.4%
98Saint Vincent and the Grenadines44.7%
99Zambia44.6%
100Comoros44.5%
101Türkiye44.2%
102Angola43.2%
103Indonesia42.9%
104Zimbabwe41.7%
105Lesotho41.5%
106Philippines41.5%
107Cameroon41.3%
108South Sudan41.1%
109Mozambique40.8%
110Timor-Leste40.8%
111Botswana39.5%
112Guinea39.4%
113Eswatini38.9%
114Eritrea38.0%
115Togo37.5%
116United Republic of Tanzania36.9%
117Somalia35.6%
118Guyana35.1%
119Burundi35.0%
120Central African Republic34.8%
121Cote d'Ivoire34.8%
122Mali33.3%
123Nigeria33.3%
124Papua New Guinea32.9%
125Senegal32.5%
126Grenada32.3%
127Benin30.1%
128Chad29.8%
129Niger29.4%
130Ethiopia27.6%
131Guinea-Bissau23.7%
132Mauritania23.0%
Showing 132 of 132 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2018).

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