"Figure 2: Number of deaths involving MRSA and S. aureus","" "Wales, deaths registered in 1993 to 2014","" "","" "Notes","1. Based on boundaries as of May 2015 2. Figures exclude deaths of non-residents 3. Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year 4. In 2014 the average number of days between date of death and death registration was 4 days for MRSA and S. aureus 5. The age-standard rates for deaths involving MRSA and S. aureus increased between 1993 and 2005, before falling since 2011 to levels similar to those observed in 1993 when our records began" "Unit","Number of deaths" "","" "","MRSA","S. aureus" "1993","2","27" "1994","14","28" "1995","20","44" "1996","37","62" "1997","33","59" "1998","37","57" "1999","50","73" "2000","59","85" "2001","50","72" "2002","58","75" "2003","65","91" "2004","68","84" "2005","109","134" "2006","95","119" "2007","73","103" "2008","90","101" "2009","63","87" "2010","47","72" "2011","31","43" "2012","29","44" "2013","19","36" "2014","25","47"