Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in India
India: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 54.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
54.9%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
6th
of 44 countries
All-time high
64.7%
in 2020
All-time low
52.5%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in India, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in India stood at 54.9%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
That places India 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 52.5% | — |
| 2018 | 63.1% | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.7% | 52.5% | 63.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 54.9% | 64.7% | 3 |
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- Manufacturing value added per capita 350.51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 72 (2025)
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- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in India?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in India was 54.9% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2017.
- How does India rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- India ranks 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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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