WHO expanded AWaRe antibiotic classification and set a 60% Access-group target
Dated 1 October 2019: WHO expanded AWaRe antibiotic classification and set a 60% Access-group target. In the causal graph this event strengthens Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis, a driver that strengthens Under-five mortality rate (global) — a worsening welfare path.
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What changed
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- FactWHO expanded AWaRe antibiotic classification and set a 60% Access-group target
- strengthensDriverAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis
- strengthensIndicators (3)Under-five mortality rate (global)
provisional weight · verified
Strengthens · 55% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births · 12.4 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal7 readings, 2018–2024: fell from 40 deaths per 1,000 live births to 37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Above normal = worse
Weakens · 50% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
71 INDEX · 0.25 above the normal line (2023)
Better than normal6 readings, 2018–2023: rose from 69 INDEX to 71 INDEX.
Above normal = better
Weakens · 45% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
80 Years · 2.3 below the normal line (2023)
Worse than normal6 readings, 2018–2023: rose from 79.5 Years to 80 Years.
Above normal = better
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- FactWHO expanded AWaRe antibiotic classification and set a 60% Access-group target
- strengthensDriverAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis
- strengthensIndicatorUnder-five mortality rate (global)
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Factrail. (2026). WHO expanded AWaRe antibiotic classification and set a 60% Access-group target. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/who-aware-classification-60-percent-access-target-2019
https://factrail.ai/facts/who-aware-classification-60-percent-access-target-2019
Accessed 15 October 2026.
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