Share of s aureus bloodstream infections that are resistant to antibiotics by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
76.27
Jordan
Lowest
0.94
Norway
Median
26.51
Years covered
7
2016–2022
Data points
273

What the numbers show

Share of s aureus bloodstream infections that are resistant to antibiotics is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 76.27 in Jordan; the lowest is 0.94 in Norway.

The median across all reporting countries is 26.51, and the mean is 28.03.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 81.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 574.3%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 57.0%).

Share of s aureus bloodstream infections that are resistant to antibio: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Jordan 76.27 2022 rising
2 Egypt 69.44 2022 rising
3 Pakistan 67.06 2022 up 7.0% rising
4 Nigeria 65.09 2022 up 3.6% flat
5 Cyprus 55.93 2022 up 79.3% rising
6 Laos 55.88 2022 up 488.2% volatile
7 India 54.85 2022 up 4.5% flat
8 North Macedonia 53.85 2022 up 11.0% rising
8 Croatia 53.85 2022 up 88.9% rising
10 Lebanon 52.5 2022 up 532.5% rising
11 Saudi Arabia 52.05 2022 up 57.3% rising
12 South Korea 45.71 2022 down 14.2% falling
13 Philippines 44.43 2022 down 32.8% falling
14 Greece 41.08 2022 up 7.0% rising
15 United Arab Emirates 39.88 2022 up 17.0% rising
16 Indonesia 35.18 2022 falling
17 Iran 34.71 2022 falling
18 Japan 33.89 2022 down 18.7% falling
19 Argentina 32.79 2022 down 27.1% falling
20 Italy 30.6 2022 falling
21 Oman 28.57 2022 down 30.5% falling
22 Georgia 28.32 2022 up 574.3% rising
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.51 2022 up 47.3% rising
24 Malta 19.85 2022 down 54.2% falling
25 Russia 17.04 2021 rising
26 South Africa 16.48 2022 down 33.8% falling
27 Poland 13.66 2022 down 10.1% falling
28 Mali 13.64 2022 volatile
29 Tunisia 13.61 2022 down 44.4% falling
30 France 11.15 2022 down 13.6% falling
31 Ireland 10.54 2022 down 35.3% falling
32 Lithuania 9.42 2022 down 18.8% falling
33 United Kingdom 7.96 2022 up 15.4% falling
34 Czechia 7.64 2022 down 42.1% falling
35 Thailand 7.47 2022 down 44.3% falling
36 Mozambique 6.67 2022 falling
37 Luxembourg 4.68 2022 down 50.7% falling
38 Germany 4.43 2022 down 57.0% falling
39 Switzerland 4.07 2022 down 16.9% volatile
40 Austria 3.87 2022 down 34.4% falling
41 Latvia 3.83 2022 up 91.5% volatile
42 Netherlands 2.31 2022 up 54.0% rising
43 Sweden 1.85 2022 up 2.8% volatile
44 Finland 1.63 2022 down 25.9% falling
45 Norway 0.94 2021 down 14.5% rising

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Indicator
Share of s aureus bloodstream infections that are resistant to antibiotics
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
45 places, 273 data points, 2016–2022
Last refreshed