Number of insecticide classes to which resistance was reported by country

Countries reporting
41
Highest
4
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Lowest
0
Angola
Median
2
Years covered
16
2000–2015
Data points
360

What the numbers show

Number of insecticide classes to which resistance was reported is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 4 in Iran, Islamic Republic of; the lowest is 0 in Angola.

The median across all reporting countries is 2, and the mean is 2.07.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 100.0%).

Number of insecticide classes to which resistance was reported: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4 2015 volatile
1 India 4 2015 up 33.3% rising
1 Côte d'Ivoire 4 2013 up 300.0% volatile
1 Nigeria 4 2015 up 100.0% volatile
1 Ghana 4 2015 up 100.0% rising
1 Tanzania, United Republic of 4 2015 volatile
7 Philippines 3 2015 volatile
7 Sudan 3 2015 up 200.0% volatile
7 Senegal 3 2015 rising
7 Malawi 3 2015 up 50.0% rising
7 Mozambique 3 2015 volatile
7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3 2015 unchanged falling
7 Sri Lanka 3 2008 up 50.0% rising
7 China 3 2012 up 50.0% rising
7 Burkina Faso 3 2014 up 50.0% rising
16 Mali 2 2015 unchanged volatile
16 Chad 2 2014 rising
16 Zimbabwe 2 2014 volatile
16 Togo 2 2013 unchanged rising
16 Uganda 2 2015 unchanged rising
16 Yemen 2 2015 volatile
16 Zambia 2 2015 volatile
16 Benin 2 2015 down 50.0% falling
16 Liberia 2 2014 volatile
16 Cameroon 2 2015 unchanged falling
16 Cambodia 2 2015 up 100.0% rising
16 Kenya 2 2014 volatile
16 Equatorial Guinea 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
16 Guinea 2 2015 unchanged volatile
30 Myanmar 1 2015 volatile
30 Viet Nam 1 2015 unchanged falling
30 Colombia 1 2015 unchanged volatile
30 Ethiopia 1 2015 down 50.0% volatile
30 Rwanda 1 2015 volatile
30 Madagascar 1 2015 down 50.0% falling
36 Thailand 0 2015 volatile
36 Indonesia 0 2015 volatile
36 Congo 0 2014 down 100.0% falling
36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 2015 volatile
36 South Africa 0 2014 down 100.0% volatile
36 Angola 0 2015 volatile

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Indicator
Number of insecticide classes to which resistance was reported
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
43 places, 360 data points, 2000–2015
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