Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant was 84.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
84.2%
Change on year
up 40.4%
World rank
4th
of 58 countries
All-time high
84.2%
in 2023
All-time low
56.5%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2016–2023
Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Malawi, 2016–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 84.2% for proportion of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
That places Malawi 4th out of 58 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 78.5% | — |
| 2017 | 71.9% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | +40.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.2% | 71.9% | 78.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 56.5% | 84.2% | 3 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0655 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0657 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5136 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Malawi?
- Proportion of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant in Malawi was 84.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for proportion of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of bloodstream infection due to escherichia coli resistant rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant to third-generation cephalosporins (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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