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Neonatal deaths from bloodstream infections attributed to antimicrobial
resistance, 2021

Estimated number of deaths of newborns under a month old from each pathogen, broken down by whether they're attributed toantimicrobial resistance.

All other deathsDeaths attributed to antimicrobial resistanceKlebsiella pneumoniae111,000Escherichia coli62,100Staphylococcus aureus61,900Pseudomonas aeruginosa60,500Group B Streptococcus58,400Streptococcus pneumoniae54,300Acinetobacter baumannii53,700Serratia spp.31,000Haemophilus influenzae19,500Enterobacter spp.19,300Citrobacter spp.16,900

Data source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME); University of Oxford (2024) – Learn more about this data

Note: Other deaths include deaths not attributable to resistance or pathogens. The sum of deaths attributed to each pathogen shownhere can exceed the total number of deaths.

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