Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 8.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
8.0%
Change on year
up 18.0%
World rank
37th
of 50 countries
All-time high
10.4%
in 2019
All-time low
3.9%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 8.0% for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in 2022.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37th out of 50 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +42.5% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -62.6% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +73.4% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 10.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 3.9% | 8.0% | 3 |
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- Red List Index 0.9592 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4861 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,800 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 280 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 271 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 157 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 171 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 263 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 335 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,835 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 8.0% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 37th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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