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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

AMR poses a major threat to human health around the world. AMR occurs when microorganisms, such as bacteria, adapt in ways that make currently available treatments for infections less effective.

21.36 million people who died globally in 2021 had sepsis as an immediate cause of death or in the chain of events leading to their death.
4.71 million people who died in 2021 suffered from drug-resistant infections, such as lower respiratory, bloodstream, and intra-abdominal infections.
1.14 million deaths in 2021 were directly caused by AMR.
39 million people are expected to die from AMR between 2025 and 2050.

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MICROBE

The MICROBE (Measuring Infectious Causes and Resistance Outcomes for Burden Estimation) tool visualizes the fatal and nonfatal health outcomes of infections, pathogens, and antimicrobial resistance across different countries and regions.

Datasets in our catalog

Visit the Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx) to download our estimates and data sources for antimicrobial resistance.

Publications

Scientific Publication

Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050

Scientific Publication

The burden of antimicrobial resistance in the Americas in 2019

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