Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in South Africa
South Africa: Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant was 16.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
16.5%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
29th
of 50 countries
All-time high
24.9%
in 2016
All-time low
16.5%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in South Africa, 2016–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in South Africa stood at 16.5%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
That places South Africa 29th out of 50 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24.9% | — |
| 2017 | 23.8% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -1.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 16.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.8%, 50% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.7% | 21.4% | 24.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 16.5% | 19.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More development goals data for South Africa
- Red List Index 0.8693 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.8 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 651.49 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 61 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,570 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in South Africa?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in South Africa was 16.5% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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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