Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Germany
Germany: Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant was 4.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
4.4%
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
43rd
of 50 countries
All-time high
10.3%
in 2016
All-time low
4.4%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Germany, 2016–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Germany stood at 4.4%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Germany ranks 43rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10.3% | — |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -9.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 4.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 40% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Germany's 4.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.0%, 44% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.8% | 10.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 40 Thailand 7.5% compare
- 41 Mozambique 6.7% compare
- 42 Luxembourg 4.7% compare
- 44 Switzerland 4.1% compare
- 45 Austria 3.9% compare
- 46 Latvia 3.8% compare
More development goals data for Germany
- Red List Index 0.9682 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3866 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 9,163 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 202 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 185 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 498 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 532 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,238 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Germany?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Germany was 4.4% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Germany ranks 43rd out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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