Statistics by Country for Nosocomial infections

About these extrapolations of prevalence and incidence statistics for Nosocomial infections: These statistics are calculated extrapolations of various prevalence or incidence rates against the populations of a particular country or region. The statistics used for prevalence/incidence of Nosocomial infections are typically based on US, UK, Canadian or Australian statistics. This extrapolation calculation is automated and does not take into account any genetic, cultural, environmental, social, racial or other differences across the various countries and regions for which the extrapolated Nosocomial infections statistics below refer to. As such, these extrapolations may be highly inaccurate (especially for developing or third-world countries) and only give a general indication (or even a meaningless indication) as to the actual prevalence or incidence of Nosocomial infections in that region.
About prevalence and incidence statistics in general for Nosocomial infections: The word 'prevalence' of Nosocomial infections usually means the estimated population of people who are managing Nosocomial infections at any given time (i.e. people with Nosocomial infections). The term 'incidence' of Nosocomial infections means the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Nosocomial infections diagnosed each year (i.e. getting Nosocomial infections). Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

Incidence (annual) of Nosocomial infections: estimated 2 million cases annually or about 10% of American hospital patients (CDC/NNIS 1992)
Incidence Rate for Nosocomial infections: approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA [about data]
Extrapolation of Incidence Rate for Nosocomial infections to Countries and Regions: The following table attempts to extrapolate the above incidence rate for Nosocomial infections to the populations of various countries and regions. As discussed above, these incidence extrapolations for Nosocomial infections are only estimates and may have limited relevance to the actual incidence of Nosocomial infections in any region:

Country/Region Extrapolated Incidence Population Estimated Used

Nosocomial infections in North America (Extrapolated Statistics)

USA 2,159,230 293,655,405¹

Canada 239,028 32,507,874²

Nosocomial infections in Europe (Extrapolated Statistics)

Austria 60,108 8,174,762²

Belgium 76,090 10,348,276²

Britain (United Kingdom) 443,166 60,270,708 for UK²

Czech Republic 9,163 1,0246,178²

Denmark 39,804 5,413,392²

Finland 38,341 5,214,512²

France 444,295 60,424,213²

Greece 78,290 10,647,529²

Germany 606,063 82,424,609²

Iceland 2,161 293,966²

Hungary 73,767 10,032,375²

Liechtenstein 245 33,436²

Ireland 29,187 3,969,558²

Italy 426,893 58,057,477²

Luxembourg 3,402 462,690²

Monaco 237 32,270²

Netherlands (Holland) 119,986 16,318,199²

Poland 284,017 38,626,349²

Portugal 77,383 10,524,145²

Spain 296,182 40,280,780²

Sweden 66,076 8,986,400²

Switzerland 54,785 7,450,867²

United Kingdom 443,166 60,270,708²

Wales 21,455 2,918,000²

Nosocomial infections in the Balkans (Extrapolated Statistics)

Albania 26,064 3,544,808²

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,997 407,608²

Croatia 33,065 4,496,869²

Macedonia 15,000 2,040,085²

Serbia and Montenegro 79,602 10,825,900²

Nosocomial infections in Asia (Extrapolated Statistics)

Bangladesh 1,039,268 141,340,476²

Bhutan 16,070 2,185,569²

China 9,550,349 1,298,847,624²

East Timor 7,494 1,019,252²

Hong Kong s.a.r. 50,405 6,855,125²

India 7,831,401 1,065,070,607²

Indonesia 1,753,330 238,452,952²

Japan 936,272 127,333,002²

Laos 44,618 6,068,117²

Macau s.a.r. 3,274 445,286²

Malaysia 172,959 23,522,482²

Mongolia 20,230 2,751,314²

Philippines 634,130 86,241,697²

Papua New Guinea 39,854 5,420,280²

Vietnam 607,814 82,662,800²

Singapore 32,013 4,353,893²

Pakistan 1,170,561 159,196,336²

North Korea 166,893 22,697,553²

South Korea 354,659 48,233,760²

Sri Lanka 146,361 19,905,165²

Taiwan 167,278 22,749,838²

Thailand 476,952 64,865,523²

Nosocomial infections in Eastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics)

Azerbaijan 57,855 7,868,385²

Belarus 75,812 10,310,520²

Bulgaria 55,279 7,517,973²

Estonia 9,865 1,341,664²

Georgia 34,513 4,693,892²

Kazakhstan 111,350 15,143,704²

Latvia 16,958 2,306,306²

Lithuania 26,528 3,607,899²

Romania 164,379 22,355,551²

Russia 1,058,632 143,974,059²

Slovakia 39,879 5,423,567²

Slovenia 14,790 2,011,473 ²

Tajikistan 51,555 7,011,556 ²

Ukraine 350,971 47,732,079²

Uzbekistan 194,194 26,410,416²

Nosocomial infections in Australasia and Southern Pacific (Extrapolated Statistics)

Australia 146,420 19,913,144²

New Zealand 29,366 3,993,817²

Nosocomial infections in the Middle East (Extrapolated Statistics)

Afghanistan 209,659 28,513,677²

Egypt 559,686 76,117,421²

Gaza strip 9,742 1,324,991²

Iran 496,347 67,503,205²

Iraq 186,578 25,374,691²

Israel 45,580 6,199,008²

Jordan 41,258 5,611,202²

Kuwait 16,599 2,257,549²

Lebanon 27,773 3,777,218²

Libya 41,408 5,631,585²

Saudi Arabia 189,676 25,795,938²

Syria 132,477 18,016,874²

Turkey 506,572 68,893,918²

United Arab Emirates 18,558 2,523,915²

West Bank 16,994 2,311,204²

Yemen 147,241 20,024,867²

Nosocomial infections in South America (Extrapolated Statistics)

Belize 2,006 272,945²

Brazil 1,353,684 184,101,109²

Chile 116,352 15,823,957²

Colombia 311,108 42,310,775²

Guatemala 105,004 14,280,596²

Mexico 771,761 104,959,594²

Nicaragua 39,409 5,359,759²

Paraguay 45,524 6,191,368²

Peru 202,531 27,544,305²

Puerto Rico 28,661 3,897,960²

Venezuela 183,951 25,017,387²

Nosocomial infections in Africa (Extrapolated Statistics)

Angola 80,724 10,978,552²

Botswana 12,053 1,639,231²

Central African Republic 27,518 3,742,482²

Chad 70,136 9,538,544²

Congo Brazzaville 22,044 2,998,040²

Congo kinshasa 428,801 58,317,030²

Ethiopia 524,533 71,336,571²

Ghana 152,625 20,757,032²

Kenya 242,515 32,982,109²

Liberia 24,931 3,390,635²

Niger 83,533 11,360,538²

Nigeria 130,517 12,5750,356²

Rwanda 60,578 8,238,673²

Senegal 79,795 10,852,147²

Sierra leone 43,263 5,883,889²

Somalia 61,063 8,304,601²

Sudan 287,854 39,148,162²

South Africa 326,826 44,448,470²

Swaziland 8,597 1,169,241²

Tanzania 265,226 36,070,799²

Uganda 194,046 26,390,258²

Zambia 81,071 11,025,690²

Zimbabwe 26,998 1,2671,860²

Footnotes:
1. US Census Bureau, Population Estimates, 2004
2. US Census Bureau, International Data Base, 2004

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