Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Tunisia
Tunisia: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 13.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
13.6%
Change on year
down 21.1%
World rank
28th
of 44 countries
All-time high
24.5%
in 2016
All-time low
13.6%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Tunisia, 2016–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 13.6% for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.1% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Tunisia ranks 28th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24.5% | — |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.2% | 17.4% | 24.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 13.6% | 17.2% | 3 |
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More development goals data for Tunisia
- Red List Index 0.8809 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 29.06 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 546.34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,615 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Tunisia?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Tunisia was 13.6% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2022.
- How does Tunisia rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Tunisia ranks 28th out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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