Key Global Infographics
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The Rising Threat of Resistance
According to recent global surveillance data, one in six laboratory‑confirmed bacterial infections is now resistant to standard antibiotic treatment, meaning our first‑line drugs no longer work for a growing share of common infections. This trend has accelerated in recent years, with resistance rising in around 40% of pathogen‑antibiotic combinations monitored across more than 100 countries.
Antibiotic Use
Data visualization tools such as the WHO Global AMR & AMU dashboard reveal how antibiotic use differs across countries and drug classes. Monitoring shows that many countries have met or exceeded targets for safe use patterns, yet only 58% of reporting countries met WHO’s target of having at least 60% of total use from “Access” antibiotics and just 32% exceeded 70%, highlighting opportunities for improvement. These indicators help inform policymaking and track quality of antibiotic use at national and regional levels.
What Drives Resistance?
Antibiotic resistance arises when bacteria adapt to survive drugs that once killed them. According to WHO and PAHO materials, multiple factors contribute to this process: inappropriate prescribing in humans, patients not completing antibiotic courses, over‑use in livestock and fish farming, inadequate infection control in healthcare settings, poor hygiene and sanitation, and a slow pace of new antibiotic development.
Occurrence frequency of antibiotics in different countries around the world
The increased usage of antibiotics over the recent years has been of great concern all over the world. It is estimated that about 100,000 tons to 200,000 tons of antibiotics are being consumed worldwide. This increased consumption of antibiotics is worrisome as this has resulted in their detection in wastewater treatment plants’ (WWTPs) effluent due to the inability of WWTP to remove them during treatment processes.
