Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Latvia
Latvia: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 3.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
3.8%
Change on year
down 15.8%
World rank
40th
of 44 countries
All-time high
13.6%
in 2020
All-time low
1.7%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Latvia, 2016–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Latvia stood at 3.8%.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and up 91.6% over ten years.
That places Latvia 40th out of 44 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.0% | — |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +235.3% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +115.4% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -66.6% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.4% | 1.7% | 12.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 3.8% | 13.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More development goals data for Latvia
- Red List Index 0.9865 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 10.3 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,043 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 30 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Latvia?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Latvia was 3.8% 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2017.
- How does Latvia rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Latvia ranks 40th out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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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