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Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs (% of children under age 5 with fever) — series 2
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
17.7% of children under age 5 with fever
Median: 13.4% of children under age 5 with fever
Countries Covered
74
with available data
Highest
Sudan
65.0% of children under age 5 with fever
Lowest
Azerbaijan
0.0% of children under age 5 with fever
Top 5 Countries
1Sudan65.0% of children under age 5 with fever
2Uganda62.5% of children under age 5 with fever
3Sierra Leone55.9% of children under age 5 with fever
4Peru53.0% of children under age 5 with fever
5Liberia52.1% of children under age 5 with fever
By Region
South America28.3% of children under age 5 with fever(2 countries)
Africa22.7% of children under age 5 with fever(6 countries)
Other19.3% of children under age 5 with fever(55 countries)
Asia5.5% of children under age 5 with fever(10 countries)
North America0.4% of children under age 5 with fever(1 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0% of children under age 5 with fever)High (65.0% of children under age 5 with fever)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 17.7% of children under age 5 with fever)
South America (2)
Africa (6)
Other (55)
Asia (10)
North America (1)
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 2021; 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 65.0% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 2 | Uganda | 62.5% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 55.9% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 4 | Peru | 53.0% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 5 | Liberia | 52.1% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 51.1% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 7 | Burundi | 47.0% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 8 | Ghana | 45.9% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 9 | Nigeria | 43.5% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 36.2% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 11 | Zambia | 34.9% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 34.1% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 13 | Equatorial Guinea | 33.2% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 14 | Cameroon | 32.7% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 15 | Mozambique | 32.7% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 16 | South Sudan | 31.9% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 17 | Guinea | 31.4% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 18 | Togo | 31.1% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 19 | Malawi | 29.4% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 29.2% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 28.0% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 22 | Chad | 26.9% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 23 | Comoros | 26.7% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 24 | Gabon | 25.9% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 25 | India | 25.2% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 26 | Republic of the Congo | 25.0% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | 21.3% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 28 | Kenya | 20.2% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 29 | Niger | 19.2% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 30 | Solomon Islands | 19.0% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 31 | Mali | 18.7% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 32 | Angola | 18.1% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 33 | Benin | 17.5% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 34 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.5% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 35 | Madagascar | 15.3% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 36 | Mauritania | 15.3% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 14.9% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 11.8% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 39 | Timor-Leste | 10.0% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 40 | Armenia | 9.3% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 41 | Pakistan | 9.2% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 42 | Namibia | 8.4% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 43 | Rwanda | 8.1% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 44 | Somalia | 8.0% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 7.7% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 46 | Guyana | 7.4% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 47 | Vanuatu | 5.1% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 5.0% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 49 | Colombia | 3.6% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 50 | Republic of The Gambia | 3.5% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 51 | Senegal | 2.7% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 2.1% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 53 | Nepal | 2.0% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.9% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 1.8% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 56 | Eswatini | 1.7% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 57 | Eritrea | 1.5% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 58 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.4% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 59 | Vietnam | 1.2% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 60 | Yemen | 1.2% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 61 | Haiti | 1.1% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 62 | Iraq | 1.0% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 1.0% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 64 | Djibouti | 0.9% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 65 | Myanmar | 0.8% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 66 | South Africa | 0.5% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 67 | Guatemala | 0.4% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 68 | Cambodia | 0.3% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 69 | Philippines | 0.3% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 70 | Honduras | 0.2% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 71 | Indonesia | 0.2% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 73 | Suriname | 0.0% of children under age 5 with fever |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% of children under age 5 with fever |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).
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