Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Laos
Laos: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant was 52.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
52.6%
Change on year
up 15.6%
World rank
17th
of 50 countries
All-time high
52.6%
in 2022
All-time low
45.3%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Laos, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Laos is 52.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Laos ranks 17th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 45.3% | — |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 52.6% | +15.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 52.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.5%, 69% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Laos's 52.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 41.4%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.9% | 45.3% | 50.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 45.5% | 52.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 15 Jordan 57.2% compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 52.8% compare
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 52.6% compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 52.4% compare
- 20 Georgia 46.5% compare
More development goals data for Laos
- Red List Index 0.8764 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 82.71 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 252.05 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,402 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Laos?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Laos was 52.6% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2017.
- How does Laos rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant?
- Laos ranks 17th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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