Deaths associated and attributable to AMR in G7 countries

Bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become one of the leading public health threats of the 21st century. Worldwide deaths directly attributable to AMR amounted to 1.27 million in 2019, while associated deaths totaled 4.95 million (including directly attributable deaths). Among G7 countries, the U.S. had the highest number of deaths associated and attributable to AMR, followed by Japan and Germany. This statistic displays the number of deaths associated and attributable to bacterial antimicrobial resistance in G7 countries in 2019, by country.

Number of deaths associated and attributable to bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in G7 countries in 2019, by country*

Characteristic	Associated with resistance	Attributable to resistance
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Release date

June 2022

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Worldwide, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

* The number of deaths attributable to resistance is a sub-group of the ones associated.

"Bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR)—which occurs when changes in bacteria cause the drugs used to treat infections to become less effective—has emerged as one of the leading public health threats of the 21st century."

Deaths directly attributable to AMR are the ones for which the drug-resistant infection represents the main cause of death.

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