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

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.

Description: The map below shows how ARI treatment (% of children under 5 taken to a health provider) varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the world is Iran, with a value of 92.90. The country with the lowest value in the world is Somalia, with a value of 13.00.

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

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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