Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Switzerland
Switzerland: Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant was 4.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
4.1%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
44th
of 50 countries
All-time high
25.0%
in 2020
All-time low
3.9%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Switzerland, 2016–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Switzerland stood at 4.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
That places Switzerland 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4.9% | — |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -32.6% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +539.4% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -82.6% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -6.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 4.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 37% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 4.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.0%, 41% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 4.1% | 25.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 41 Mozambique 6.7% compare
- 42 Luxembourg 4.7% compare
- 43 Germany 4.4% compare
- 45 Austria 3.9% compare
- 46 Latvia 3.8% compare
- 47 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.3% compare
More development goals data for Switzerland
- Red List Index 0.9576 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1227 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 18,410 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 285 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Switzerland?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Switzerland was 4.1% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2019.
- How does Switzerland rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Switzerland ranks 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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