Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 42.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
42.1%
Change on year
up 13.2%
Rank
8th
of 15 groups
All-time high
54.0%
in 2020
All-time low
21.6%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Northern Africa and Western Asia is 42.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and up 94.9% over ten years.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.6% | — |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +86.1% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +34.9% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.9% | 21.6% | 40.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 37.2% | 54.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 5 Cyprus 55.9% compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 55.9% compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 55.9% compare
- 8 India 54.9% compare
- 9 Croatia 53.8% compare
- 9 North Macedonia 53.8% compare
- 11 Lebanon 52.5% compare
More development goals data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8467 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,489 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,057 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 156 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 148 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 105 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 372 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 525 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 576 (2025)
- Infant deaths 252,823 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 42.1% 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2017.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 8th out of 15 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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