Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Gambia
Gambia: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture was 2.6 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Gambia, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 2.6 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Gambia peaked at 6.3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 2014.
That places Gambia 78th out of 157 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.5 | — |
| 2006 | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.3 | +85.3% |
| 2009 | 3.1 | -50.8% |
| 2010 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.08 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Gambia?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Gambia was 2.6 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture?
- Gambia ranks 78th out of 157 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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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