Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Global prevalence of basic life support training: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors' conclusion
Large regional variation exists in data availability and bystander training prevalence. Socioeconomic status correlated with prevalence of bystander training, and regional disparities were apparent between continents.
Study context
- Population
- Laypersons in representative population samples
- Participants
- 53,397 participants · 29 studies
- Outcome
- CPR training (within two years and ever trained)
Methodological detailsrandom-effects models, meta-regression
- Random-effects models
- Meta-regression
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Prevalence of bystander training, national studies
CPR training within two years
10.02%
95% CI 6.60–14.05
CPR training, ever trained
42.04%
95% CI 30.98–53.28
Automated external defibrillator training
21.08%
95% CI 10.16–34.66
Further pooled results
Pooled prevalence by continent (subgroup)
- Asia
- 31.58% (95%CI 18.70-46.09)
- Europe
- 58.78% (95%CI 42.41-74.21)
- Middle East
- 18.93 (95%CI 0.00-62.94)
- North America
- 64.97% (95%CI 64.00-65.93)
- Oceania
- 50.56% (95%CI 47.57-53.54)
- Significant subgroup differences (p < 0.01)
Determinants of CPR training (ever trained)
- Country income positively correlated
- P = 0.033
- Higher among the highly educated
- P < 0.00001
Original publication
Global prevalence of basic life support training: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Resuscitation. Published 18 March 2023. doi:10.
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