Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant was 52.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
52.0%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
12th
of 50 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
33.1%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Saudi Arabia, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Saudi Arabia stood at 52.0%.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
That places Saudi Arabia 12th out of 50 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.1% | — |
| 2018 | 46.5% | +40.5% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +104.3% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | -49.6% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +3.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 52.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 4.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 52.0% 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 | 42.8% | 33.1% | 48.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 50.4% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 9 Croatia 53.8% compare
- 9 North Macedonia 53.8% compare
- 11 Lebanon 52.5% compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 45.7% compare
- 13 South Korea 45.7% compare
- 15 Philippines 44.4% compare
More development goals data for Saudi Arabia
- Red List Index 0.9074 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.01 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,170 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,574 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Saudi Arabia?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Saudi Arabia was 52.0% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2017.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 12th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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