demographic2022

Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients seeking care and whose blood sample is taken and tested (%)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data98 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
36.9%
Median: 34.3%
Countries Covered
98
with available data
Highest
Yemen
93.5%
Lowest
Namibia
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Yemen93.5%
2Zambia90.0%
3Democratic Republic of the Congo88.5%
4Bangladesh88.5%
5Iraq87.8%
By Region
Asia50.1%(21 countries)
Africa46.5%(7 countries)
Other43.6%(40 countries)
South America39.7%(4 countries)
North America21.0%(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (93.5%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 36.9%)

Asia (21)
Africa (7)
Other (40)
South America (4)
North America (1)
Oceania (1)
Europe (24)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Yemen93.5%
2Zambia90.0%
3Democratic Republic of the Congo88.5%
4Bangladesh88.5%
5Iraq87.8%
6Libya83.3%
7Nepal83.3%
8Cambodia81.3%
9Jordan76.3%
10Cameroon76.0%
11Uganda75.0%
12State of Palestine73.3%
13Cote d'Ivoire71.5%
14Egypt69.4%
15Ghana67.9%
16Pakistan67.1%
17Myanmar66.7%
18Papua New Guinea65.5%
19Nigeria65.1%
20Ethiopia61.8%
21Malawi61.2%
22United Republic of Tanzania59.5%
23Kuwait59.1%
24Cyprus55.9%
25Lao People's Democratic Republic55.9%
26India54.9%
27Croatia53.9%
28The Republic of North Macedonia53.9%
29Benin52.6%
30Lebanon52.5%
31Saudi Arabia52.1%
32Sri Lanka51.3%
33Peru49.2%
34Somalia46.7%
35Hong Kong45.8%
36South Korea45.7%
37Colombia45.2%
38Philippines44.4%
39Bahrain42.1%
40Greece41.1%
41United Arab Emirates39.9%
42Mauritius39.4%
43Timor-Leste38.1%
44Eswatini36.4%
45Jersey36.0%
46Singapore35.7%
47Sudan35.7%
48Indonesia35.2%
49Islamic Republic of Iran34.7%
50Japan33.9%
51Madagascar33.3%
52Argentina32.8%
53Brazil31.6%
54Türkiye31.4%
55Italy30.6%
56Burkina Faso30.4%
57Qatar30.1%
58Syrian Arab Republic29.4%
59Oman28.6%
60Georgia28.3%
61Bosnia and Herzegovina26.5%
62Moldova, Republic of23.8%
63Morocco23.6%
64Kenya21.4%
65Canada21.0%
66Malta19.9%
67Malaysia17.1%
68Russian Federation17.0%
69South Africa16.5%
70Ukraine15.3%
71Australia15.0%
72Poland13.7%
73Mali13.6%
74Tunisia13.6%
75Brunei Darussalam12.2%
76Bhutan11.7%
77France11.2%
78Ireland10.5%
79Lithuania9.4%
80United Kingdom8.0%
81Czech Republic7.6%
82Thailand7.5%
83Mozambique6.7%
84Liberia5.9%
85Luxembourg4.7%
86Belgium4.6%
87Germany4.4%
88Switzerland4.1%
89Austria3.9%
90Latvia3.8%
91Estonia3.1%
92Iceland2.8%
93Netherlands2.3%
94Denmark1.9%
95Sweden1.9%
96Finland1.6%
97Norway0.9%
98Namibia0.0%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).

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