Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
up 150.0%
World rank
1st
of 55 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
19.7%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2016–2023
Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Malawi, 2016–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Malawi stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 150.0% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Malawi ranks 1st of 55 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 82.0% | — |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -76.0% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | +210.6% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | -34.6% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +150.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.9% | 19.7% | 82.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 40.0% | 100.0% | 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Malawi?
- Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Malawi was 100.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Malawi ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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