Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Norway
Norway: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 53.4%
World rank
44th
of 44 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2020
All-time low
0.9%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2016–2021
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Norway, 2016–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.9% for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in 2021.
The figure is down 53.4% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Norway ranks 44th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.1% | — |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +41.1% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +58.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -53.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 2 |
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- Red List Index 0.9513 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1778 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,698 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 47 (2025)
- Infant deaths 106 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Norway?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Norway was 0.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Norway ranks 44th out of 44 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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