Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Zambia
Zambia: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant was 76.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
76.5%
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
6th
of 50 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
51.5%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2016–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Zambia, 2016–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 76.5% for percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in 2022.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
That places Zambia 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 61.9% | — |
| 2017 | 51.5% | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +57.8% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.9% | 51.5% | 63.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 76.5% | 100.0% | 3 |
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More development goals data for Zambia
- Red List Index 0.9703 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.38 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 84.52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,802 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Zambia?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Zambia was 76.5% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant?
- Zambia ranks 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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