National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Laboratory Counts by Country

Global data enumerates local clinical laboratories performing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) to support national AMR surveillance sites. The dataset is provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) through its Global Health Observatory platform, aggregating counts on a per-country basis. The temporal coverage and update frequency are not specified.

Use Cases

• Analyze the correlation between a country's laboratory count and its reported AMR incidence rates from surveillance sites.
• Map global disparities in AST laboratory infrastructure using the country-level counts as a key feature.
• Benchmark national AMR surveillance capacity by comparing laboratory counts across WHO regions.
• Model the relationship between laboratory density (count per population) and timeliness of national AMR data reporting.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative World Health Organization (WHO).
• Provides a standardized global comparison of a key surveillance infrastructure metric.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows (countries) and date of last update are unknown.
• Lacks granular data on laboratory types, testing volumes, or specific AST methods used.
• Potential for reporting gaps or inconsistencies between member states.

Provenance

Source

World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory (GHO)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national AMR surveillance program reports submitted to WHO.

Geography

Global, country-level