South Africa - ARI treatment

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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1998 75.00
2004 65.00
2016 87.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention