Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture was 0.5 in 2014. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2014)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
121st
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2011
All-time low
0
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014

Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Afghanistan, 2005–2014

00.10.20.30.40.52005200920142005: 02006: 0.22007: 0.22008: 02009: 02010: 0.22011: 0.52012: 0.32013: 0.52014: 0.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Afghanistan stood at 0.5. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Afghanistan peaked at 0.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.

Afghanistan ranks 121st of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture (per 5 million population) in Afghanistan, 2005 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2005 0
2006 0.2
2007 0.2 +0.0%
2008 0 -100.0%
2009 0
2010 0.2
2011 0.5 +150.0%
2012 0.3 -40.0%
2013 0.5 +66.7%
2014 0.5 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.08 0 0.2 5
2010s 0.4 0.2 0.5 5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 118 Mozambique 0.6 compare
  2. 118 Ghana 0.6 compare
  3. 118 Malawi 0.6 compare
  4. 121 Burundi 0.5 compare
  5. 121 Haiti 0.5 compare
  6. 121 Benin 0.5 compare
  7. 121 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5 compare

See the full ranking of 158 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Afghanistan?
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Afghanistan was 0.5 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2011.
What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
How does Afghanistan rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture?
Afghanistan ranks 121st out of 157 countries with data for 2014.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture (per 5 million population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture (per 5 million population)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
158 places, 1,432 data points, 2005–2014
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