Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Pakistan
Pakistan: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 67.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
67.1%
Change on year
down 18.8%
World rank
3rd
of 44 countries
All-time high
82.6%
in 2021
All-time low
28.6%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 67.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
That places Pakistan 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 62.7% | — |
| 2018 | 28.6% | -54.4% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +127.2% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 67.1% | -18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.1% | 28.6% | 65.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 67.1% | 82.6% | 3 |
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More development goals data for Pakistan
- Red List Index 0.8914 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 34.64 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 161.44 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 104 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 104 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 105 (2025)
- Infant deaths 329,205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Pakistan?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Pakistan was 67.1% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2018.
- How does Pakistan rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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