BMJ public health
WHO Bacterial Priority Pathogens List: a 32-year global trend and inequality analysis of antimicrobial resistance burden by age and region
By Yin Z, Tan J, Liu X and 3 others.
Abstract
Introduction
The WHO Bacterial Priority Pathogens List identifies antibiotic-resistant bacteria posing a serious health threat. We aimed to analyse age-specific and region-specific burden trajectories and inequalities across countries with different socio-development levels for these pathogens.
Methods
We conducted a systematic analysis (1990-2021) using the Global Burden of Disease Study's Measuring Infectious Causes and Resistance Outcomes for Burden Estimation database, assessing trends and inequalities in mortality burden attributable to priority pathogens by age and region. Analyses included age-period-cohort modelling, average annual percentage change (AAPC) and health inequality metrics across countries stratified by sociodemographic index (SDI).