Number of isolates tested for ceftriaxone by country

Countries reporting
52
Highest
7,222
Australia
Lowest
5
Cyprus
Median
110
Years covered
12
2009–2020
Data points
455

What the numbers show

Number of isolates tested for ceftriaxone is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 7,222 in Australia; the lowest is 5 in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 110, and the mean is 485.5.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,444.

Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 2,525.0%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 90.0%).

Number of isolates tested for ceftriaxone: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Australia 7,222 2020 up 124.3% rising
2 United States 3,741 2020 down 34.3% falling
3 Canada 3,130 2020 up 5.4% rising
4 China (People’s Republic of) 2,613 2020 up 154.7% rising
5 United Kingdom 1,534 2020 up 591.0% volatile
6 Chile 867 2020 up 70.7% rising
7 New Zealand 861 2020 up 207.5% rising
8 Norway 450 2020 up 878.3% volatile
9 Netherlands 332 2020 up 54.4% rising
10 South Africa 316 2020 up 163.3% rising
11 Argentina 285 2020 down 9.8% rising
12 Austria 245 2020 up 122.7% rising
13 Spain 232 2020 up 129.7% volatile
13 Singapore 232 2020 up 190.0% volatile
15 Germany 200 2020 up 83.5% rising
15 Sweden 200 2020 up 138.1% rising
15 France 200 2020 up 80.2% rising
18 Viet Nam 197 2017 up 129.1% volatile
19 Slovenia 168 2020 up 500.0% volatile
20 Belgium 159 2020 up 44.5% rising
21 Thailand 146 2020 down 79.7% falling
22 Japan 134 2020 down 49.0% rising
23 Malaysia 132 2020 up 1,220.0% volatile
24 Mongolia 129 2018 down 81.3% volatile
25 Korea 115 2018 up 40.2% rising
26 Denmark 110 2020 up 14.6% falling
26 Portugal 110 2020 up 52.8% rising
28 Slovak Republic 108 2020 up 22.7% rising
29 Dominican Republic 105 2020 up 2,525.0% volatile
30 Ireland 104 2020 up 18.2% rising
31 Greece 100 2020 up 3.1% flat
31 Italy 100 2020 down 4.8% rising
33 Bhutan 97 2020 down 46.4% falling
34 Colombia 91 2020 up 264.0% rising
35 Paraguay 84 2020 up 546.2% volatile
36 Hungary 80 2020 up 471.4% rising
37 Belarus 59 2019 down 26.2% falling
38 Iceland 42 2020 up 740.0% volatile
39 Peru 32 2020 down 20.0% volatile
40 Côte d'Ivoire 30 2018 up 200.0% volatile
41 Cuba 29 2019 down 27.5% falling
42 Sri Lanka 24 2018 down 66.7% falling
43 Poland 23 2020 down 17.9% falling
44 Philippines 16 2020 down 90.0% volatile
45 Pakistan 12 2019 down 85.4% volatile
46 Croatia 9 2019 rising
47 Panama 8 2019 up 700.0% volatile
47 India 8 2020 down 84.3% volatile
47 Estonia 8 2019 volatile
50 Latvia 7 2019 down 22.2% volatile
51 Malta 5 2020 down 82.8% falling
51 Cyprus 5 2018 down 58.3% volatile

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Indicator
Number of isolates tested for ceftriaxone
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
52 places, 455 data points, 2009–2020
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