Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zambia: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant

Sub-Saharan Africa
70.6%
in 2022
Zambia
76.5%
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th
Zambia rank
6th

Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Zambia
020406080100201620192022

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 76.5% against 70.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.9%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 6th of 16 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 53.1% 58.9% 5.8% Zambia
2020s 70.2% 88.4% 18.2% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 76.5% against 70.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?
5.9%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 6th of 16 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zambia: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://development-goals.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-bloodstream-infection-due-to-escherichia-coli-resistant-to-3rd-generation/sub-saharan-africa/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://development-goals.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-bloodstream-infection-due-to-escherichia-coli-resistant-to-3rd-generation/sub-saharan-africa/zambia/">Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zambia: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
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 (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
66 places, 407 data points, 2016–2022
Last refreshed