Greece vs Italy: Share of E. coli infections resistant to cephalosporins
Greece
24.0%
in 2022
Italy
26.5%
in 2022
Greece rank
27th
Italy rank
26th
Share of E. coli infections resistant to cephalosporins over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 26.5% against 24.0% in Greece, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 27th and Italy ranks 26th of 46 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.5% | 31.2% | 10.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 26.6% | 3.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of e. coli infections resistant to cephalosporins, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 26.5% against 24.0% in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of e. coli infections resistant to cephalosporins between Greece and Italy?
- 2.5%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for share of e. coli infections resistant to cephalosporins?
- Greece ranks 27th and Italy ranks 26th of 46 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of E. coli infections resistant to cephalosporins. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant to 3rd-generation cephalosporin (e.g., ESBL- E. coli) among patients seeking care and whose blood sample is taken and tested (%).