Reported bloodstream infection rate by pathogen in Australia
Australia: Reported bloodstream infection rate by pathogen was 206.2 infections per million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reported bloodstream infection rate by pathogen in Australia, 2019–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in infections per million.
Analysis
Australia recorded 206.2 infections per million for reported bloodstream infection rate by pathogen in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over five years.
That places Australia 22nd out of 65 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Reported bloodstream infection rate by pathogen in Australia, year by year
| Year | infections per million | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 192.8 infections per million | — |
| 2020 | 189.6 infections per million | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 191.4 infections per million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 201.3 infections per million | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 206.2 infections per million | +2.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 206.2 infections per million is below the median for high income countries, which is 350.7 infections per million, 59% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Australia's 206.2 infections per million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67.35 infections per million, 3.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 192.8 infections per million | 192.8 infections per million | 192.8 infections per million | 1 |
| 2020s | 197.12 infections per million | 189.6 infections per million | 206.2 infections per million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reported bloodstream infection rate by pathogen in Australia?
- Reported bloodstream infection rate by pathogen in Australia was 206.2 infections per million in 2023, according to World Health Organization (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reported bloodstream infection rate by pathogen recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 206.2 infections per million in 2023.
- What is the lowest reported bloodstream infection rate by pathogen recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 189.6 infections per million in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for reported bloodstream infection rate by pathogen?
- Australia ranks 22nd out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Reported bloodstream infection rate by pathogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Bacteriologically confirmed bloodstream infections where the pathogen is Escherichia coli per million people.