In 2019, globally, 1.3 million deaths were caused by antibiotic-resistant infections, and nearly 5 million associated with them.¹

If left unchecked, by 2050, this figure could rise to 10 million deaths annually.²

In 2019 there were an estimated 7,600 deaths directly from infections resistant to antibiotics in the UK, similar to the number of deaths in the UK due to stomach cancer.³

References:
1. Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis. Lancet. 2022 Feb 12;399(10325):629-655. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02724-0. Epub 2022 Jan 19. Erratum in: Lancet. 2022 Oct 1;400(10358):1102. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02653-2. PMID: 35065702; PMCID: PMC8841637.
2. O’Neill J. Tackling drug-resistant infections globally: final report and recommendations. 2016; Wellcome Trust and HM UK government.
3. UK Government. Confronting antimicrobial resistance 2024 to 2029. 5-year National Action Plan 2024-29. May2024.