Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 8.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
8.0%
Change on year
up 18.0%
Rank
14th
of 15 groups
All-time high
18.1%
in 2017
All-time low
6.7%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Europe and Northern America, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Europe and Northern America is 8.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.1% | — |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -25.2% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.2% | 10.5% | 18.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.7% | 10.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
- 11 Lebanon 52.5% compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 52.0% compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 45.7% compare
- 13 Korea 45.7% compare
- 15 Philippines 44.4% compare
- 16 Greece 41.1% compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 39.9% compare
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- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,180 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 747 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 680 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 173 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 886 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3,075 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3,621 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.06 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Europe and Northern America?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Europe and Northern America was 8.0% 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2021.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 14th out of 15 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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