Tanzania - 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 Tanzania was 36.20 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 60.00 in 2005, while its lowest value was 36.20 in 2017.

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
1999 53.00
2005 60.00
2008 56.70
2010 59.10
2012 53.70
2016 51.10
2017 36.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention