Proliferation of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in WHO regions

The WHO Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025 presents the most comprehensive global analysis to date of the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The report reveals that in 2023, one in six bacterial infections no longer responded to antibiotics, with resistance increasing in over 40% of monitored pathogen–antibiotic combinations since 2018. Resistance was most prevalent in urinary tract and bloodstream infections, while it occurred less frequently in gastrointestinal and urogenital infections. The South-East Asia, African, and Eastern Mediterranean regions were the most affected. To confront the growing threat of AMR, WHO urges all countries to strengthen laboratory capacity, produce reliable surveillance data, and report high-quality information on resistance and antibiotic use to GLASS by 2030.