Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Austria
Austria: Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant was 3.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.9%
Change on year
up 24.1%
World rank
45th
of 50 countries
All-time high
6.4%
in 2018
All-time low
3.1%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Austria, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Austria stood at 3.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.1% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Austria ranks 45th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +24.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 3.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 35% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Austria's 3.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.0%, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 42 Luxembourg 4.7% compare
- 43 Germany 4.4% compare
- 44 Switzerland 4.1% compare
- 46 Latvia 3.8% compare
- 47 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.3% compare
- 48 Sweden 1.9% compare
More development goals data for Austria
- Red List Index 0.9453 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3072 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 8,604 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 64 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 57 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 41 (2025)
- Infant deaths 215 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Austria?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Austria was 3.9% 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Austria ranks 45th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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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