Table 1.

Showing the implications of healthcare-associated or hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in the USA, the UK, Europe, and Australia, including the annual number of registered infections, the number of mortalities per annum, and the annual expenditure calculated.

Sl. No.	Country	No of Cases Per Annum	No of Mortalities Per Annum	Expenditure Per Annum (USD)	Reference(s)
1	USA	687,000	72,000	35 to 45 billion	[28]
2	Europe	3.8 million	90,000	8.3 billion	[31]
3	England	834,000	28,500	3.71 billion	[33]
4	Australia	165,000	Unknown	4.7 billion	[34,35,36]