Proportion of isolates with resistance to azithromycin reported to WHO-GASP by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
34.8
Poland
Lowest
0
Uganda
Median
7.6
Years covered
12
2009–2020
Data points
412

What the numbers show

Proportion of isolates with resistance to azithromycin reported to WHO-GASP is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 34.8 in Poland; the lowest is 0 in Uganda.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.6, and the mean is 9.23.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 1,827.8%), and the largest decrease in Russian Federation (down 100.0%).

Proportion of isolates with resistance to azithromycin reported to: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Poland 34.8 2020 up 224.8% volatile
2 Estonia 25 2019 volatile
2 Mongolia 25 2020 up 516.7% volatile
4 Hungary 23.8 2020 volatile
5 Sweden 22 2020 up 824.0% volatile
6 Cyprus 20 2018 volatile
7 Belgium 17.6 2020 up 545.3% volatile
8 Germany 16 2020 up 93.8% volatile
9 Portugal 15.4 2020 up 177.2% volatile
10 Netherlands 14.8 2020 up 253.6% volatile
11 Latvia 14.3 2019 volatile
11 Slovenia 14.3 2020 down 19.9% volatile
13 Austria 13.5 2020 up 35.0% volatile
14 Singapore 12.9 2020 up 932.0% volatile
15 India 12.5 2020 up 231.2% volatile
16 Japan 11.2 2020 down 32.2% rising
17 Iceland 11.1 2020 volatile
18 Chile 10.2 2020 up 1,827.8% volatile
19 France 9.5 2020 volatile
19 Colombia 9.5 2020 volatile
21 Spain 9.1 2020 down 8.1% rising
22 Pakistan 8.51 2018 volatile
23 Norway 7.6 2020 down 70.9% volatile
24 New Zealand 6.5 2020 volatile
25 Canada 6.1 2020 up 389.6% volatile
26 United States of America 5.8 2020 up 1,122.9% volatile
27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.2 2020 up 832.4% volatile
28 Sri Lanka 4.17 2018 volatile
29 Italy 4 2020 down 53.3% volatile
30 Australia 3.9 2020 up 263.9% volatile
30 Argentina 3.9 2020 volatile
32 Belarus 3.4 2019 down 80.6% volatile
33 Peru 3.1 2020 down 95.9% volatile
34 Greece 3 2020 down 51.5% volatile
35 Slovakia 2.8 2020 down 90.5% volatile
36 Ireland 1.9 2020 up 67.2% volatile
37 Denmark 1.8 2020 down 89.2% volatile
38 Republic of Korea 0.8696 2018 volatile
39 Thailand 0.7 2020 up 135.9% volatile
40 Viet Nam 0.5076 2017 volatile
41 Malta 0 2020 volatile
41 Russian Federation 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
41 Côte d'Ivoire 0 2018 down 100.0% volatile
41 Bhutan 0 2020 volatile
41 Uganda 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of isolates with resistance to azithromycin reported to WHO-GASP
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
47 places, 412 data points, 2009–2020
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