Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in South Korea
South Korea: Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant was 45.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
45.7%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
13th
of 50 countries
All-time high
53.3%
in 2016
All-time low
45.2%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in South Korea, 2016–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 45.7% for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in 2022.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
That places South Korea 13th out of 50 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 53.3% | — |
| 2017 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | +1.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 45.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 4.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 45.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.8%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.6% | 47.1% | 53.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 45.2% | 47.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 11 Lebanon 52.5% compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 52.0% compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 45.7% compare
- 15 Philippines 44.4% compare
- 16 Greece 41.1% compare
More development goals data for South Korea
- Red List Index 0.7105 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2284 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 10,025 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 86 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 86 (2025)
- Infant deaths 556 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in South Korea?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in South Korea was 45.7% 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- South Korea ranks 13th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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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