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.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 36.9%)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 93.5% |
| 2 | Zambia | 90.0% |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 88.5% |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 88.5% |
| 5 | Iraq | 87.8% |
| 6 | Libya | 83.3% |
| 7 | Nepal | 83.3% |
| 8 | Cambodia | 81.3% |
| 9 | Jordan | 76.3% |
| 10 | Cameroon | 76.0% |
| 11 | Uganda | 75.0% |
| 12 | State of Palestine | 73.3% |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.5% |
| 14 | Egypt | 69.4% |
| 15 | Ghana | 67.9% |
| 16 | Pakistan | 67.1% |
| 17 | Myanmar | 66.7% |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 65.5% |
| 19 | Nigeria | 65.1% |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 61.8% |
| 21 | Malawi | 61.2% |
| 22 | United Republic of Tanzania | 59.5% |
| 23 | Kuwait | 59.1% |
| 24 | Cyprus | 55.9% |
| 25 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 55.9% |
| 26 | India | 54.9% |
| 27 | Croatia | 53.9% |
| 28 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 53.9% |
| 29 | Benin | 52.6% |
| 30 | Lebanon | 52.5% |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 52.1% |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 51.3% |
| 33 | Peru | 49.2% |
| 34 | Somalia | 46.7% |
| 35 | Hong Kong | 45.8% |
| 36 | South Korea | 45.7% |
| 37 | Colombia | 45.2% |
| 38 | Philippines | 44.4% |
| 39 | Bahrain | 42.1% |
| 40 | Greece | 41.1% |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 39.9% |
| 42 | Mauritius | 39.4% |
| 43 | Timor-Leste | 38.1% |
| 44 | Eswatini | 36.4% |
| 45 | Jersey | 36.0% |
| 46 | Singapore | 35.7% |
| 47 | Sudan | 35.7% |
| 48 | Indonesia | 35.2% |
| 49 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 34.7% |
| 50 | Japan | 33.9% |
| 51 | Madagascar | 33.3% |
| 52 | Argentina | 32.8% |
| 53 | Brazil | 31.6% |
| 54 | Türkiye | 31.4% |
| 55 | Italy | 30.6% |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 30.4% |
| 57 | Qatar | 30.1% |
| 58 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29.4% |
| 59 | Oman | 28.6% |
| 60 | Georgia | 28.3% |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.5% |
| 62 | Moldova, Republic of | 23.8% |
| 63 | Morocco | 23.6% |
| 64 | Kenya | 21.4% |
| 65 | Canada | 21.0% |
| 66 | Malta | 19.9% |
| 67 | Malaysia | 17.1% |
| 68 | Russian Federation | 17.0% |
| 69 | South Africa | 16.5% |
| 70 | Ukraine | 15.3% |
| 71 | Australia | 15.0% |
| 72 | Poland | 13.7% |
| 73 | Mali | 13.6% |
| 74 | Tunisia | 13.6% |
| 75 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.2% |
| 76 | Bhutan | 11.7% |
| 77 | France | 11.2% |
| 78 | Ireland | 10.5% |
| 79 | Lithuania | 9.4% |
| 80 | United Kingdom | 8.0% |
| 81 | Czech Republic | 7.6% |
| 82 | Thailand | 7.5% |
| 83 | Mozambique | 6.7% |
| 84 | Liberia | 5.9% |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 4.7% |
| 86 | Belgium | 4.6% |
| 87 | Germany | 4.4% |
| 88 | Switzerland | 4.1% |
| 89 | Austria | 3.9% |
| 90 | Latvia | 3.8% |
| 91 | Estonia | 3.1% |
| 92 | Iceland | 2.8% |
| 93 | Netherlands | 2.3% |
| 94 | Denmark | 1.9% |
| 95 | Sweden | 1.9% |
| 96 | Finland | 1.6% |
| 97 | Norway | 0.9% |
| 98 | Namibia | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).
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