Related Question on Metaculus:

Will the number of deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections per year double by the end of 2025?

Repeated use of antibiotics has led to the existence of resistant strains of bacteria, which are immune to the effects of multiple different antibiotics. This has been described as a "serious, worldwide threat to public health" by the WHO.

In 2013 the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that over 23,000 people died each year from antibiotic-resistant infections in the US. More recent data on their website suggests the figure is more like 37,000. I ask: