Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Republic of Korea
Republic of 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 Republic of Korea, 2016–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 38.8% for percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
That places Republic of Korea 23rd out of 50 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.9% | 32.4% | 38.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.6% | 38.8% | 3 |
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More development goals data for Republic of Korea
- Red List Index 0.7105 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2284 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 10,025 (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 Republic of Korea?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2017.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant?
- Republic of 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 Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of 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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