Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 15.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
15.0%
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
30th
of 50 countries
All-time high
28.6%
in 2018
All-time low
15.0%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2018–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Australia and New Zealand, 2018–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Australia and New Zealand is 15.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 47.7% over five years.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 30th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 28.6% | — |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -35.3% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.6% | 18.5% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 15.0% | 17.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 27 Russian Federation 17.0%
- 27 Russian Federation 17.0%
- 29 South Africa 16.5% compare
- 31 Poland 13.7% compare
- 32 Mali 13.6% compare
- 33 Tunisia 13.6% compare
More development goals data for Australia and New Zealand
- Red List Index 0.8229 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2668 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,093 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 272 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 246 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 182 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,179 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Australia and New Zealand?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Australia and New Zealand was 15.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2022.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 30th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients seeking care and whose blood sample is taken and tested (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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