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Antibiotic usage in children

% · higher is better · 130 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2018
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League table

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  1. 1Kazakhstan79.9%
  2. 1Ukraine79.9%
  3. 2Bosnia and Herzegovina79.3%
  4. 3Belarus79.2%
  5. 4Malaysia79%
  6. 5Moldova78.4%
  7. 5Uzbekistan78.4%
  8. 6Thailand77.8%
  9. 7Cambodia77.2%
  10. 8Montenegro76.3%
  11. 9Panama74.6%
  12. 10North Macedonia74.5%
  13. 11Viet Nam74.2%
  14. 12Romania73.7%
  15. 13Sri Lanka73.6%
  16. 13Tajikistan73.6%
  17. 14Syrian Arab Republic73.2%
  18. 15Sudan72.9%
  19. 16Bangladesh72.7%
  20. 17Albania72.2%
  21. 18West Bank and Gaza70.1%
  22. 19Kyrgyz Republic69.6%
  23. 20Costa Rica67.3%
  24. 21Iraq66.9%
  25. 22Cuba66.8%
  26. 22India66.8%
  27. 23Mexico65%
  28. 24Bulgaria64.1%
  29. 24Honduras64.1%
  30. 25Georgia63.7%
  31. 26Yemen, Rep.63.6%
  32. 27Afghanistan63.5%
  33. 28Iran, Islamic Rep.61.6%
  34. 29Turkmenistan61.2%
  35. 30Algeria60.5%
  36. 31St. Lucia60%
  37. 32Serbia59.9%
  38. 32Equatorial Guinea59.9%
  39. 33Croatia59.6%
  40. 34Dominica59.1%
  41. 34Lao PDR59.1%
  42. 35Dominican Republic58.9%
  43. 36Jordan58.2%
  44. 36Haiti58.2%
  45. 37Libya57.6%
  46. 38Mongolia57.4%
  47. 39Gabon57.3%
  48. 40Jamaica56.8%
  49. 41Peru56%
  50. 42Sao Tome and Principe55.9%
  51. 43Bhutan55.6%
  52. 44Sierra Leone54.3%
  53. 45Venezuela, RB54.2%
  54. 46Myanmar54%
  55. 47Tunisia53.5%
  56. 48Uganda53.4%
  57. 48Morocco53.4%
  58. 49Ecuador53.1%
  59. 49Colombia53.1%
  60. 50Samoa52.4%
  61. 51Madagascar52%
  62. 52Guatemala51.9%
  63. 53Liberia51.7%
  64. 54Paraguay51.6%
  65. 55Brazil51.4%
  66. 56American Samoa51%
  67. 56Fiji51%
  68. 57Marshall Islands50.1%
  69. 58Pakistan49.9%
  70. 59Kiribati49.8%
  71. 59Namibia49.8%
  72. 60Kenya49.7%
  73. 60Nepal49.7%
  74. 60Congo, Dem. Rep.49.7%
  75. 61Cabo Verde49.3%
  76. 62Congo, Rep.49.2%
  77. 62Egypt, Arab Rep.49.2%
  78. 63Djibouti48.8%
  79. 64Suriname48.6%
  80. 64Micronesia, Fed. Sts.48.6%
  81. 65Burkina Faso48.3%
  82. 66Gambia, The48.1%
  83. 67Ghana47.9%
  84. 68Bolivia47.5%
  85. 68Azerbaijan47.5%
  86. 68South Africa47.5%
  87. 69Rwanda47%
  88. 70Vanuatu46.9%
  89. 71El Salvador46.5%
  90. 72Tonga46.1%
  91. 73Nicaragua45.9%
  92. 74Malawi45.7%
  93. 75Belize45.6%
  94. 76Armenia45.5%
  95. 77Solomon Islands45.4%
  96. 78St. Vincent and the Grenadines44.7%
  97. 79Zambia44.6%
  98. 80Comoros44.5%
  99. 81Turkiye44.2%
  100. 82Angola43.2%
  101. 83Indonesia42.9%
  102. 84Zimbabwe41.7%
  103. 85Philippines41.5%
  104. 85Lesotho41.5%
  105. 86Cameroon41.3%
  106. 87South Sudan41.1%
  107. 88Timor-Leste40.8%
  108. 88Mozambique40.8%
  109. 89Botswana39.5%
  110. 90Guinea39.4%
  111. 91Eswatini38.9%
  112. 92Eritrea38%
  113. 93Togo37.5%
  114. 94Tanzania36.9%
  115. 95Somalia, Fed. Rep.35.6%
  116. 96Guyana35.1%
  117. 97Burundi35%
  118. 98Central African Republic34.8%
  119. 98Cote d'Ivoire34.8%
  120. 99Mali33.3%
  121. 99Nigeria33.3%
  122. 100Papua New Guinea32.9%
  123. 101Senegal32.5%
  124. 102Grenada32.3%
  125. 103Benin30.1%
  126. 104Chad29.8%
  127. 105Niger29.4%
  128. 106Ethiopia27.6%
  129. 107Guinea-Bissau23.7%
  130. 108Mauritania23%

Antibiotic usage in children