Peru - 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 Peru was 53.00 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 54.80 in 2010, while its lowest value was 30.30 in 2006.

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
2006 30.30
2008 53.40
2009 52.20
2010 54.80
2011 53.40
2012 53.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention