Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Finland
Finland: Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant was 1.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.6%
Change on year
down 29.6%
World rank
49th
of 50 countries
All-time high
2.3%
in 2021
All-time low
1.2%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Finland, 2016–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Finland is 1.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 29.6% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Finland ranks 49th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.2% | — |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -42.5% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +94.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -29.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 15% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.0%, 16% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More development goals data for Finland
- Red List Index 0.981 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0889 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,590 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 82 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Finland?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Finland was 1.6% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Finland ranks 49th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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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