Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Thailand
Thailand: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 7.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
7.5%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
34th
of 44 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2017
All-time low
7.5%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Thailand, 2016–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Thailand is 7.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
That places Thailand 34th out of 44 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13.4% | — |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -32.3% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -28.4% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.3% | 16.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 7.5% | 10.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 31 Lithuania 9.4% compare
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.0% compare
- 33 Czechia 7.6% compare
- 35 Mozambique 6.7% compare
- 36 Luxembourg 4.7% compare
- 37 Germany 4.4% compare
More development goals data for Thailand
- Red List Index 0.8362 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4342 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,865 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,526 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Thailand?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Thailand was 7.5% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Thailand ranks 34th out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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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