Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 1.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1.9%
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
42nd
of 44 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 2020
All-time low
1.2%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Sweden, 2016–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.9% for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in 2022.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
That places Sweden 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.8% | — |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +58.3% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +184.4% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -61.6% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 5.1% | 3 |
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More development goals data for Sweden
- Red List Index 0.9904 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7695 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 7,092 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 64 (2025)
- Infant deaths 192 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Sweden?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Sweden was 1.9% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Sweden ranks 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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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