Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant was 10.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
10.5%
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
42nd
of 50 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 2018
All-time low
9.8%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Ireland, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Ireland stood at 10.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Ireland ranks 42nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.0% | — |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.0% | 12.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 10.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 39 Malta 13.4% compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.4% compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.4% compare
- 43 Switzerland 9.8% compare
- 44 Germany 9.4% compare
- 45 France 9.1% compare
More development goals data for Ireland
- Red List Index 0.9217 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3391 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 33,380 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 111 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 39 (2025)
- Infant deaths 182 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Ireland?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Ireland was 10.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant?
- Ireland ranks 42nd out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of 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 updates them automatically from the source API.
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