Table 1.

Use of antibiotics per age group and per total child population in each age group.

	Low dose			High dose
Age band (years)	No.	%	Rate	No.	%	Rate	Total no. of antibiotics
0–4	1154	11.8	25.7	243	2.5	5.4	9767
5–11	1604	19.9	22.5	111	1.4	1.6	8055
12–16	1827	30.0	34.9	19	0.3	0.4	6089
Total	4582	19.2	27.1	373	1.6	2.2	23911

Percent total number children prescribed an antibiotic. Rate/1000 registered children.