Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients seeking care and whose blood sample is taken and tested (%) by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
76.3%
Jordan
Lowest
0.9%
Norway
Median
23.2%
Years covered
7
2016–2022
Data points
396
What the numbers show
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients seeking care and whose blood sample is taken and tested (%) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 76.3% in Jordan; the lowest is 0.9% in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.2%, and the mean is 28.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 81.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 574.3%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 57.0%).
Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 76.3% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 69.4% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 67.1% | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 65.1% | 2022 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 5 | Cyprus | 55.9% | 2022 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 6 | Laos | 55.9% | 2022 | up 488.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 55.9% | 2022 | up 488.2% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 54.9% | 2022 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 9 | Croatia | 53.8% | 2022 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 53.8% | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 11 | Lebanon | 52.5% | 2022 | up 532.5% | rising |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 52.0% | 2022 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 45.7% | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 13 | South Korea | 45.7% | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 15 | Philippines | 44.4% | 2022 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 16 | Greece | 41.1% | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 39.9% | 2022 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 35.2% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 19 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 34.7% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 20 | Japan | 33.9% | 2022 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 21 | Argentina | 32.8% | 2022 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 22 | Italy | 30.6% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 23 | Oman | 28.6% | 2022 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 24 | Georgia | 28.3% | 2022 | up 574.3% | rising |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.5% | 2022 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 26 | Malta | 19.9% | 2022 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 27 | Russia | 17.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 17.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 16.5% | 2022 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 30 | Australia and New Zealand | 15.0% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 13.7% | 2022 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 32 | Mali | 13.6% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Tunisia | 13.6% | 2022 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 34 | France | 11.2% | 2022 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 35 | Ireland | 10.5% | 2022 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 36 | Lithuania | 9.4% | 2022 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 8.0% | 2022 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 37 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8.0% | 2022 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 39 | Czechia | 7.6% | 2022 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 40 | Thailand | 7.5% | 2022 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 41 | Mozambique | 6.7% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 4.7% | 2022 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 43 | Germany | 4.4% | 2022 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 44 | Switzerland | 4.1% | 2022 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Austria | 3.9% | 2022 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 46 | Latvia | 3.8% | 2022 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.3% | 2022 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 48 | Sweden | 1.9% | 2022 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Finland | 1.6% | 2022 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 50 | Norway | 0.9% | 2021 | down 14.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 61.8%
- Central and Southern Asia 61.0%
- Southern Asia 61.0%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 53.8%
- Western Asia 47.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 46.0%
- Eastern Asia 45.7%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 42.1%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 41.3%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 39.0%
- South-Eastern Asia 38.1%
- World 33.9%
- Northern Africa 23.6%
- Europe and Northern America 8.0%
- Europe 7.8%