Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (%) by country

Countries reporting
55
Highest
100.0%
Malawi
Lowest
0.4%
Finland
Median
28.4%
Years covered
8
2016–2023
Data points
369

What the numbers show

Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (%) is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Malawi; the lowest is 0.4% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 28.4%, and the mean is 32.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 250.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 718.7%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 81.8%).

Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malawi 100.0% 2023 up 22.0% rising
1 Oman 100.0% 2023 up 143.3% rising
3 Egypt 88.9% 2023 up 26.3% rising
4 Jordan 78.9% 2023 up 64.7% rising
5 Nepal 78.4% 2023 up 41.0% rising
6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 77.8% 2023 up 718.7% volatile
7 Pakistan 71.2% 2023 up 13.5% rising
8 Nigeria 68.8% 2023 up 9.6% rising
9 India 53.6% 2023 up 2.1% falling
10 Bahrain 53.3% 2023 up 50.2% rising
11 Cyprus 53.0% 2023 up 69.9% rising
12 Lebanon 50.0% 2023 up 502.4% rising
13 Saudi Arabia 49.5% 2023 up 49.5% rising
14 Sri Lanka 48.6% 2023 falling
15 Republic of Korea 45.2% 2023 down 15.2% falling
16 North Macedonia 41.5% 2023 down 14.5% rising
17 United Arab Emirates 41.4% 2023 up 21.5% rising
18 Greece 41.3% 2023 up 7.6% rising
19 Qatar 40.8% 2023 rising
20 Philippines 40.4% 2023 down 38.9% falling
21 Indonesia 40.1% 2023 down 23.3% falling
22 Myanmar 40.0% 2023 down 46.0% falling
23 Argentina 35.7% 2023 down 20.6% falling
24 Iran 34.4% 2023 down 10.7% falling
25 Japan 32.5% 2023 down 22.0% falling
26 Italy 29.5% 2023 down 13.4% falling
27 Czechia 28.5% 2023 up 115.8% rising
28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28.4% 2023 up 58.1% rising
29 Brazil 27.5% 2023 up 147.7% rising
30 Croatia 27.4% 2023 down 3.9% rising
31 Georgia 26.7% 2023 up 535.0% rising
32 Malaysia 19.6% 2023 down 10.5% falling
33 South Africa 17.8% 2023 down 28.6% falling
34 Mozambique 16.7% 2023 down 16.6% falling
35 Australia 15.8% 2023 falling
36 Malta 15.8% 2023 down 63.5% falling
37 Poland 15.3% 2023 up 0.5% flat
38 Tunisia 14.8% 2023 down 39.6% falling
39 France 11.2% 2022 down 13.6% falling
40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.9% 2023 up 42.9% rising
41 Ireland 9.6% 2023 down 41.0% falling
42 Lithuania 8.6% 2023 down 25.5% falling
43 Russian Federation 8.2% 2023 down 50.0% falling
44 Thailand 8.2% 2023 down 39.1% falling
45 Mali 8.0% 2023 volatile
46 Germany 5.3% 2023 down 48.3% falling
47 Brunei Darussalam 5.3% 2023 falling
48 Luxembourg 4.7% 2022 down 50.7% falling
49 Austria 4.3% 2023 down 27.6% falling
50 Switzerland 4.0% 2023 down 19.2% falling
51 Latvia 3.0% 2023 up 49.5% volatile
52 Sweden 2.1% 2023 up 17.8% rising
53 Norway 2.1% 2023 up 90.0% rising
54 Netherlands 1.4% 2023 down 6.7% rising
55 Finland 0.4% 2023 down 81.8% falling

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Indicator
Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
55 places, 369 data points, 2016–2023
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