Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Bolivia
Bolivia: Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection was 81.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Bolivia, 2000–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 81.4% for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.4% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Bolivia peaked at 81.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2000.
That places Bolivia 6th out of 37 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.0% | — |
| 2001 | 45.8% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +30.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 81.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.8%, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.5% | 44.0% | 66.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 61.7% | 81.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 3 Cambodia 88.0% compare
- 4 Dominican Republic 84.5% compare
- 5 Guyana 83.7% compare
- 7 Jordan 78.6% compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 75.8% compare
- 9 Mozambique 73.0% compare
More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Bolivia?
- Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Bolivia was 81.4% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection?
- Bolivia ranks 6th out of 37 countries with data for 2016.
- Is care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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