Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Japan
Japan: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 33.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
33.9%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
16th
of 44 countries
All-time high
41.7%
in 2017
All-time low
33.9%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Japan, 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 Japan is 33.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Japan ranks 16th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 41.7% | — |
| 2018 | 40.6% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 35.1% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.6% | 36.4% | 41.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 33.9% | 35.9% | 3 |
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More development goals data for Japan
- Red List Index 0.7393 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0374 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 9,331 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 40 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 50 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,363 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Japan?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Japan was 33.9% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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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