Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant was 52.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
52.5%
Change on year
up 41.1%
World rank
11th
of 50 countries
All-time high
52.5%
in 2022
All-time low
8.3%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Lebanon, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Lebanon is 52.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.1% on the previous year and up 532.5% over ten years.
That places Lebanon 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +141.0% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | +40.4% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | +41.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 52.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.9%, 94% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 52.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 52.0%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.8% | 8.3% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 35.1% | 52.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 8 India 54.9% compare
- 9 Croatia 53.8% compare
- 9 North Macedonia 53.8% compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 52.0% compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 45.7% compare
- 13 South Korea 45.7% compare
More development goals data for Lebanon
- Red List Index 0.8835 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 159.06 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 536.32 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,414 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Lebanon?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Lebanon was 52.5% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2017.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Lebanon ranks 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 532.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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