Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant to third-generation cephalosporins (%) by country
Countries reporting
58
Highest
93.5%
Zambia
Lowest
5.7%
Norway
Median
35.6%
Years covered
8
2016–2023
Data points
386
What the numbers show
Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant to third-generation cephalosporins (%) is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 93.5% in Zambia; the lowest is 5.7% in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 35.6%, and the mean is 40.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Brazil (up 116.2%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 23.3%).
Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 93.5% | 2023 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 89.4% | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 85.1% | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 84.2% | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 4 | Malawi | 84.2% | 2023 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 6 | Myanmar | 81.2% | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 6 | Uganda | 81.2% | 2023 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 8 | India | 80.1% | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 9 | Nepal | 77.4% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 10 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 72.1% | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 11 | Indonesia | 71.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Cambodia | 71.1% | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 13 | Jordan | 67.0% | 2023 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 65.3% | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 61.8% | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 60.5% | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 17 | Oman | 59.3% | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 18 | Bahrain | 57.1% | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 19 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 55.6% | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 52.3% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 51.0% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 22 | Qatar | 46.7% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 23 | Mali | 45.8% | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 24 | Georgia | 43.6% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 25 | Cyprus | 40.6% | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 26 | Republic of Korea | 38.9% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 27 | Thailand | 38.7% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 28 | Lebanon | 37.2% | 2022 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 29 | Philippines | 35.8% | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 35.4% | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 31 | Brazil | 34.4% | 2023 | up 116.2% | rising |
| 32 | Italy | 30.0% | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 33 | Malaysia | 27.2% | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 34 | Tunisia | 26.1% | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 35 | Brunei Darussalam | 23.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 36 | Singapore | 23.8% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 22.9% | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 38 | Greece | 22.9% | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.3% | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 40 | Croatia | 21.5% | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 41 | Argentina | 21.3% | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 42 | Japan | 20.3% | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 43 | Poland | 20.1% | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 44 | Lithuania | 17.2% | 2023 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 16.5% | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 46 | Austria | 16.1% | 2023 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 47 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13.2% | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 48 | Malta | 12.7% | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 49 | Australia | 12.4% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 11.7% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 51 | Switzerland | 10.9% | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 52 | Ireland | 10.8% | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 53 | Germany | 9.8% | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 54 | France | 9.1% | 2022 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 55 | Finland | 8.7% | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 56 | Netherlands | 8.1% | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 57 | Sweden | 7.9% | 2023 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 58 | Norway | 5.7% | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |