Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in South Korea
South Korea: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant was 38.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
38.8%
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
23rd
of 50 countries
All-time high
38.8%
in 2022
All-time low
32.4%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in South Korea, 2016–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in South Korea stood at 38.8%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
South Korea ranks 23rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 35.3% | — |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | +6.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 38.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.4%, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 38.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 41.4%, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.9% | 32.4% | 38.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.6% | 38.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More development goals data for South Korea
- Red List Index 0.7105 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2284 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 10,025 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 86 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 86 (2025)
- Infant deaths 556 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in South Korea?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in South Korea was 38.8% 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2017.
- How does South Korea rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant?
- South Korea ranks 23rd out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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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