ARI treatment (% of children under 5 taken to a health provider) - Country Ranking

Definition: Children with acute respiratory infection (ARI) who are taken to a health provider refers to the percentage of children under age five with ARI in the last two weeks who were taken to an appropriate health provider, including hospital, health center, dispensary, village health worker, clinic, and private physician.

Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

Find indicator:
Rank Country Value Year
1 Tunisia 97.50 2018
2 Djibouti 94.40 2012
3 Argentina 94.30 2012
4 Armenia 93.90 2016
5 Belarus 93.40 2012
6 North Macedonia 93.00 2006
7 Cuba 92.60 2014
8 Ukraine 92.30 2012
9 Indonesia 92.10 2017
10 Malaysia 91.60 2016
11 Uruguay 91.10 2013
12 Serbia 89.70 2010
13 Paraguay 89.40 2016
13 Montenegro 89.40 2006
15 Suriname 89.10 2018
16 South Africa 87.60 2016
17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 87.00 2012
18 Kiribati 86.50 2019
19 Uganda 85.80 2016
20 Sierra Leone 85.70 2019
21 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 85.60 2017
22 Nepal 84.90 2017
23 Pakistan 84.20 2018
24 Guyana 83.60 2014
25 Guinea 83.20 2018
26 Albania 82.40 2018
27 Jamaica 82.30 2011
28 Panama 81.60 2013
29 Kazakhstan 81.20 2011
30 Vietnam 81.10 2014
31 Costa Rica 80.30 2018
32 El Salvador 79.70 2014
33 Thailand 79.50 2016
34 Moldova 79.20 2012
35 Solomon Islands 79.00 2015
36 Liberia 78.40 2020
37 India 78.10 2016
38 Samoa 77.80 2014
39 Malawi 77.60 2016
40 Syrian Arab Republic 77.00 2006
41 Mongolia 76.00 2018
41 Zambia 76.00 2018
43 Iran 75.90 2011
44 Nigeria 74.50 2018
45 Bhutan 74.20 2010
46 Trinidad and Tobago 74.00 2006
46 Georgia 74.00 2005
48 Lebanon 73.60 2000
49 Dominican Republic 73.40 2014
50 Mexico 73.10 2015
51 Vanuatu 72.10 2013
52 Venezuela 72.00 2000
53 Jordan 71.80 2018
54 Mali 70.90 2018
54 Timor-Leste 70.90 2016
56 The Gambia 70.30 2020
57 Morocco 70.10 2011
58 Nauru 69.00 2007
59 São Tomé and Principe 68.90 2014
60 Cambodia 68.80 2014
61 Tajikistan 68.50 2017
62 Egypt 68.10 2014
63 Namibia 68.00 2013
64 Afghanistan 67.70 2018
64 Gabon 67.70 2012
64 Uzbekistan 67.70 2006
67 Belize 67.40 2016
68 Philippines 67.30 2017
69 Algeria 66.40 2013
70 Kenya 65.70 2014
71 Colombia 64.20 2010
72 Honduras 63.90 2012
73 Papua New Guinea 63.00 2018
74 Peru 62.40 2015
74 Burundi 62.40 2017
76 Bolivia 61.60 2011
77 Kyrgyz Republic 59.70 2014
78 Eswatini 59.60 2014
79 Niger 59.30 2015
79 Turkmenistan 59.30 2016
81 Cameroon 59.20 2018
82 Senegal 58.70 2018
83 Myanmar 58.20 2016
84 Nicaragua 58.00 2001
85 Lesotho 57.50 2018
86 Mozambique 56.50 2015
87 Oman 56.30 2014
88 Ghana 55.50 2018
89 Tanzania 55.40 2016
90 Equatorial Guinea 54.30 2011
91 Rwanda 53.90 2015
92 Sri Lanka 52.30 2016
93 Guatemala 52.00 2015
94 Burkina Faso 51.80 2015
95 Cabo Verde 51.40 2005
96 Brazil 49.70 2007
97 Angola 49.00 2016
98 Sudan 48.30 2014
99 Zimbabwe 48.00 2019
100 Turkey 46.60 2003
101 Bangladesh 46.40 2019
102 Benin 46.10 2018
103 Eritrea 44.80 2010
104 Iraq 44.40 2018
105 Côte d'Ivoire 44.00 2016
106 Madagascar 40.40 2018
107 Lao PDR 39.80 2017
108 Togo 39.00 2017
109 Comoros 38.10 2012
110 Haiti 37.20 2017
111 Guinea-Bissau 34.30 2014
112 Dem. Rep. Congo 34.20 2018
113 Yemen 34.00 2013
114 Mauritania 33.70 2015
115 Azerbaijan 32.90 2006
116 Ethiopia 31.30 2016
117 Central African Republic 29.80 2010
118 Congo 28.30 2015
119 Chad 25.80 2015
120 Somalia 22.50 2020
121 Botswana 14.00 2000

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Statistical Concept and Methodology: Acute respiratory infection continues to be a leading cause of death among young children. Data are drawn mostly from household health surveys in which mothers report on number of episodes and treatment for acute respiratory infection.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual