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

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.

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Tunisia 97.50 2018
2 Djibouti 94.40 2012
3 South Africa 87.60 2016
4 Uganda 85.80 2016
5 Sierra Leone 85.70 2019
6 Guinea 83.20 2018
7 Liberia 78.40 2020
8 Malawi 77.60 2016
9 Zambia 76.00 2018
10 Nigeria 74.50 2018
11 Mali 70.90 2018
12 The Gambia 70.30 2020
13 Morocco 70.10 2011
14 São Tomé and Principe 68.90 2014
15 Egypt 68.10 2014
16 Namibia 68.00 2013
17 Gabon 67.70 2012
18 Algeria 66.40 2013
19 Kenya 65.70 2014
20 Burundi 62.40 2017
21 Eswatini 59.60 2014
22 Niger 59.30 2015
23 Cameroon 59.20 2018
24 Senegal 58.70 2018
25 Lesotho 57.50 2018
26 Mozambique 56.50 2015
27 Ghana 55.50 2018
28 Tanzania 55.40 2016
29 Equatorial Guinea 54.30 2011
30 Rwanda 53.90 2015
31 Burkina Faso 51.80 2015
32 Cabo Verde 51.40 2005
33 Angola 49.00 2016
34 Sudan 48.30 2014
35 Zimbabwe 48.00 2019
36 Benin 46.10 2018
37 Eritrea 44.80 2010
38 Côte d'Ivoire 44.00 2016
39 Madagascar 40.40 2018
40 Togo 39.00 2017
41 Comoros 38.10 2012
42 Guinea-Bissau 34.30 2014
43 Dem. Rep. Congo 34.20 2018
44 Mauritania 33.70 2015
45 Ethiopia 31.30 2016
46 Central African Republic 29.80 2010
47 Congo 28.30 2015
48 Chad 25.80 2015
49 Somalia 22.50 2020
50 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