Senegal - Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs

Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs (% of children under age 5 with fever)

Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs (% of children under age 5 with fever) in Senegal was 4.70 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 36.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 1.70 in 2016.

Definition: Malaria treatment refers to the percentage of children under age five who were ill with fever in the last two weeks and received any appropriate (locally defined) anti-malarial drugs.

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

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Year Value
2000 36.00
2005 26.80
2006 20.00
2009 9.10
2011 8.20
2013 6.20
2014 6.70
2015 3.40
2016 1.70
2017 4.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention