Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Laos
Laos: Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant was 55.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
55.9%
Change on year
up 87.0%
World rank
6th
of 50 countries
All-time high
55.9%
in 2022
All-time low
6.1%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Laos, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 55.9% for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 87.0% on the previous year and up 488.2% over ten years.
That places Laos 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -46.8% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +725.1% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | -40.2% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | +87.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 55.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.9%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Laos's 55.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.8%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.0% | 6.1% | 11.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 29.9% | 55.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More development goals data for Laos
- Red List Index 0.8764 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 82.71 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 252.05 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,402 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Laos?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Laos was 55.9% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2019.
- How does Laos rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Laos ranks 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 488.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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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