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Neonatal deaths from infections attributed to antimicrobial resistance,
2021

Estimated number of deaths of newborns under a month old from each infection type, broken down by whether they're attributedto antimicrobial resistance.

All other deathsDeaths attributed to antimicrobial resistanceBloodstream infections674,000Lower respiratory infections153,000Diarrhea32,700Meningitis14,900Skin infections1,390Tuberculosis746Abdominal infections574Typhoid, paratyphoid, and iNTS511

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 not assessed for resistance. Deaths can be caused by multiplesyndromes. The sum of deaths attributed to each syndrome shown here can exceed the total number of deaths.

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