Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Western Asia
Western Asia: Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 47.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
47.1%
Change on year
up 13.5%
Rank
3rd
of 13 groups
All-time high
50.5%
in 2020
All-time low
33.1%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Western Asia, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 47.1% for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in 2022.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.1% | — |
| 2018 | 35.5% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | +26.1% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.2% | 33.1% | 40.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 41.5% | 50.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More development goals data for Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8335 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,942 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,608 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 70 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 251 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 389 (2025)
- Infant deaths 102,139 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Western Asia?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Western Asia was 47.1% 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2017.
- How does Western Asia rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Western Asia ranks 3rd out of 13 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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