Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant was 70.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
70.6%
Change on year
down 9.2%
Rank
5th
of 16 groups
All-time high
77.8%
in 2021
All-time low
39.7%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2016–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Sub-Saharan Africa is 70.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 70.2% | — |
| 2017 | 49.5% | -29.5% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +31.9% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | -39.1% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +56.6% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.2% | 39.7% | 70.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 62.2% | 77.8% | 3 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 616 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 165.83 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 366 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 355 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 232 (2025)
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- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 794 (2025)
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- Infant deaths 1.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Sub-Saharan Africa was 70.6% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2019.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th out of 16 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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