Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant was 30.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
30.9%
Change on year
up 11.4%
Rank
13th
of 16 groups
All-time high
30.9%
in 2022
All-time low
17.1%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 30.9% for percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.0% | — |
| 2018 | 17.1% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +36.6% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.2% | 17.1% | 23.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 26.3% | 30.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 10 Mali 60.9% compare
- 11 North Macedonia 60.0% compare
- 12 Sri Lanka 58.8% compare
- 13 Russian Federation 58.5% compare
- 13 Russian Federation 58.5% compare
- 15 Jordan 57.2% compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 52.8% compare
More development goals data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Red List Index 0.7667 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,042 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,112 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 348 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 182 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 452 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 569 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 580 (2025)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Latin America and the Caribbean was 30.9% 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2018.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th out of 16 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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