Table 1.
Resistance to key antibiotics of S. aureus, K. pneumoniae and NTS in the six World Health Organization (WHO) world regions. The data are derived from WHO3
| WHO regions | S. aureus resistance to methicillin (MRSA) | NTS resistance to fluoroquinolones | K. pneumoniae resistance to third-generation cephalosporins | K. pneumoniae resistance to carbapenems | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa region (47 countries) | Countries with national data | 9 (19.1%) | 9 (19.1%) | 13 (27.6%) | 4 (8.5%) |
| Range (%) | 0–100 | 0–35 | 8–77 | 0–4 | |
| Country with lowest/highest proportion | Lesotho/Guinea-Bissau | Central African Republic/Mauritania | Namibia/South Africa | Central African Republic/South Africa | |
| Region of the Americas (47 countries) | Countries with national data | 15 (31.9%) | 13 (27.6%) | 17 (36%) | 17 (36.2%) |
| Range (%) | 21–90 | 0–96 | 4–71 | 0–11 | |
| Country with lowest/highest proportion | Canada/Chile | Several countriesa/Peru | Canada/Peru | Canada-Dominican Republic/United States of America | |
| Eastern Mediterranean region (23 countries) | Countries with national data | 4 (17.4%) | 4 (17.4%) | 4 (17.4%) | 4 (17.4%) |
| Range (%) | 10–53 | 2–49 | 22–50 | 0–54 | |
| Country with lowest/highest proportion | Bahrain/Iran | Oman/Jordan | Oman/Bahrain | Oman/Iran | |
| European region (53 countries) | Countries with national data | 36 (67.9%) | 29 (50.9%) | 33 (62.3%) | 31 (58.5%) |
| Range (%) | 0.3–55 | 0–21 | 2–82 | 0–68 | |
| Country with lowest/highest proportion | Norway/Portugal | Several countriesa/Finland | Sweden/Georgia | Several countriesa/Greece | |
| South-east Asia region (11 countries) | Countries with national data | 3 (27.3%) | 2 (18.1%) | 4 (36.4%) | 4 (36.4%) |
| Range (%) | 10–26 | 0.2–4 | 34–81 | 0–8 | |
| Country with lowest/highest proportion | Bhutan/Myanmar | Thailand/Nepal | Bhutan/Sri Lanka | Bhutan/Myanmar | |
| Western Pacific region (37 countries) | Countries with national data | 16 (43.2%) | 9 (24.3%) | 12 (32.4%) | 9 (24.3%) |
| Range (%) | 4–70 | 0–14 | 1–71 | 0–8 | |
| Country with lowest/highest proportion | Micronesia/Republic of Korea | Brunei Darussalam/Philippines | Kiribati/Micronesia | New Zeland/China |
a
We reported “several countries” when more than two countries have the same rate of resistance.