Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 39.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
39.0%
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
10th
of 15 groups
All-time high
45.0%
in 2017
All-time low
31.3%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 39.0%.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 45.0% | — |
| 2018 | 41.4% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | -24.4% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.2% | 31.3% | 45.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 39.0% | 42.7% | 3 |
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- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,112 (2025)
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- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Latin America and the Caribbean was 39.0% 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2019.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 10th out of 15 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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