Antimicrobial resistance kills millions

More than 1m people around the world die each year from infections caused by bacteria resistant to antibiotics, making antimicrobial resistance (AMR) a leading cause of death


GLOBAL DEATHS BY DISEASE (2019, millions) 

Ischaemic heart disease		8.9m
Stroke				6.2m	
Antimicrobial resistance	1.2m 4.9m
Dementias 			1.6m
HIV/AIDS			0.9m
Malaria 0.6m

4.95m people died in 2019 from illnesses in which AMR played a role – including 1.27m deaths it caused directly


DEATHS ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMR PER 100,000 PEOPLE (2019)
5 10 15 20 25 30

Deaths from AMR estimated to be highest in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, at 24 deaths
in every 100,000


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Sources: The Lancet, Global Burden of Diseases, WHO
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