Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Nigeria
Nigeria: Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant was 65.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
65.1%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
4th
of 50 countries
All-time high
75.4%
in 2020
All-time low
62.8%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Nigeria, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Nigeria stood at 65.1%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Nigeria ranks 4th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 62.8% | — |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | -2.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 65.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.9%, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.3% | 62.8% | 65.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 65.1% | 75.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More development goals data for Nigeria
- Red List Index 0.9147 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 201.98 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 238.4 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 519,644 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Nigeria?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Nigeria was 65.1% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.8% in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Nigeria ranks 4th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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