Deaths associated and attributable to antimicrobial resistance in G7 countries 2019
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.