This statistic depicts the prescription rate of drugs for respiratory diseases among children in Italy in 2017, broken down by age. According to data, the rate of prescription was particularly high among toddlers: 47.5 percent of infants up to one year of age and 40 percent of children aged between two and three were prescribed antibiotic drugs during that year. By contrast, the prescription rate among children aged between 12 and 17 was significantly lower, at 13 percent.
Share of children being prescribed drugs for respiratory tract diseases in Italy in 2017, by age
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Il Sole 24 Ore. (September 9, 2018). Share of children being prescribed drugs for respiratory tract diseases in Italy in 2017, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/913309/respiratory-medication-prescription-rate-among-children-in-italy/
Il Sole 24 Ore. "Share of children being prescribed drugs for respiratory tract diseases in Italy in 2017, by age." Chart. September 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913309/respiratory-medication-prescription-rate-among-children-in-italy/
Il Sole 24 Ore. (2018). Share of children being prescribed drugs for respiratory tract diseases in Italy in 2017, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913309/respiratory-medication-prescription-rate-among-children-in-italy/
Il Sole 24 Ore. "Share of Children Being Prescribed Drugs for Respiratory Tract Diseases in Italy in 2017, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913309/respiratory-medication-prescription-rate-among-children-in-italy/
Il Sole 24 Ore, Share of children being prescribed drugs for respiratory tract diseases in Italy in 2017, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913309/respiratory-medication-prescription-rate-among-children-in-italy/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of children being prescribed drugs for respiratory tract diseases in Italy in 2017, by age [Graph], Il Sole 24 Ore, September 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/913309/respiratory-medication-prescription-rate-among-children-in-italy/