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 (%) by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
83.5%
Pakistan
Lowest
5.1%
Norway
Median
35.5%
Years covered
7
2016–2022
Data points
407
What the numbers show
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 (%) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 83.5% in Pakistan; the lowest is 5.1% in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 35.5%, and the mean is 37.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 77.3%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 42.7%).
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 83.5% | 2022 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 2 | Uganda | 81.8% | 2022 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 3 | Oman | 78.2% | 2022 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 4 | India | 77.5% | 2022 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 5 | Nepal | 77.1% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 6 | Zambia | 76.5% | 2022 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 70.6% | 2022 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 8 | Indonesia | 69.7% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 9 | Bahrain | 63.0% | 2022 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 10 | Mali | 60.9% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 11 | North Macedonia | 60.0% | 2022 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 58.8% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 58.5% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 58.5% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 15 | Jordan | 57.2% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 52.8% | 2022 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 52.6% | 2022 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 52.6% | 2022 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 52.4% | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 20 | Georgia | 46.5% | 2022 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 21 | Philippines | 43.9% | 2022 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 22 | Cyprus | 40.5% | 2022 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 38.8% | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 38.8% | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 25 | Lebanon | 37.2% | 2022 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 26 | Thailand | 33.8% | 2022 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 30.0% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.8% | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 26.5% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 30 | Greece | 24.0% | 2022 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 31 | Argentina | 22.5% | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 32 | Japan | 20.4% | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 33 | Tunisia | 19.8% | 2022 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 18.8% | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 17.0% | 2022 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 16.4% | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 16.2% | 2022 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 38 | Czechia | 14.4% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 39 | Malta | 13.4% | 2022 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 11.4% | 2022 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 11.4% | 2022 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 42 | Ireland | 10.5% | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 43 | Switzerland | 9.8% | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 44 | Germany | 9.4% | 2022 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 45 | France | 9.1% | 2022 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 46 | Austria | 8.1% | 2022 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 47 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 7.6% | 2022 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 48 | Sweden | 7.3% | 2022 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 49 | Finland | 6.7% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | Norway | 5.1% | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central and Southern Asia 77.3%
- Southern Asia 77.3%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 74.2%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 73.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 70.6%
- Western Asia 52.6%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 52.4%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 50.0%
- South-Eastern Asia 50.0%
- Northern Africa 46.1%
- World 44.7%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 41.4%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 30.9%
- Eastern Asia 30.1%
- Europe and Northern America 11.6%
- Europe 11.5%