Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant was 58.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
58.8%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
12th
of 50 countries
All-time high
67.7%
in 2018
All-time low
57.0%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2018–2022

Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Sri Lanka, 2018–2022

02040602018202020222018: 67.72019: 632020: 61.92021: 572022: 58.8

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 58.8% for percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 13.2% over five years.

Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for 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 (%) in Sri Lanka, 2018 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2018 67.7%
2019 63.0% -6.9%
2020 61.9% -1.7%
2021 57.0% -7.9%
2022 58.8% +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 65.3% 63.0% 67.7% 2
2020s 59.2% 57.0% 61.9% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 9 Bahrain 63.0% compare
  2. 10 Mali 60.9% compare
  3. 11 North Macedonia 60.0% compare
  4. 13 Russian Federation 58.5%
  5. 13 Russian Federation 58.5%
  6. 15 Jordan 57.2% compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

More development goals data for Sri Lanka

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Sri Lanka?
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Sri Lanka was 58.8% 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2021.
How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant?
Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Sri Lanka. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://development-goals.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-bloodstream-infection-due-to-escherichia-coli-resistant-to-3rd-generation/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://development-goals.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-bloodstream-infection-due-to-escherichia-coli-resistant-to-3rd-generation/sri-lanka/">Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Sri Lanka</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
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 (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
66 places, 407 data points, 2016–2022
Last refreshed