Barking cough
Caution: Sleuth is not a substitute for professional advice, and may contain inaccurate information. Are you a parent? Explore and track children’s health with our app.
Download the Sleuth app!
Create an app account to take 70+ more quizzes and save and track your child’s changes over time.
Get the app
Take a quiz and get instant results
Each score is a percentile comparing your child to other kids their age.
Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Barking cough
When parents mention Barking cough they also mention these other symptoms:
| Symptom | Frequency | Number of mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Wheezing | Often | 4 mentions |
| Fever | Often | 2 mentions |
| Loss or lack of appetite | Often | 2 mentions |
| Fatigue, tiredness, or lethargy | Often | 1 mention |
| Shortness of breath or trouble breathing | Often | 1 mention |
Characteristics of Barking cough
How common is Barking cough?
Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 25.05% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Barking cough.
Percentage of kids with Barking cough by year of age
This is based on a survey of 511 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Barking cough “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.
Frequency
| Outcome | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Continuously | 1% | 3 mentions |
| Hourly | 0% | 0 mentions |
| Daily | 3% | 17 mentions |
| Weekly | 5% | 25 mentions |
| Monthly | 7% | 37 mentions |
| Annually | 17% | 91 mentions |
| A Few / Several Times | 12% | 67 mentions |
| Once | 5% | 28 mentions |
| Never | 50% | 272 mentions |
Severity
| Severity | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Very Severe | 2% | 10 mentions |
| Severe | 5% | 26 mentions |
| Moderate | 18% | 92 mentions |
| Mild | 19% | 99 mentions |
| Not at All | 56% | 284 mentions |