Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Malawi
Malawi: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture was 0.6 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
0.6
Change on year
down 60.0%
World rank
118th
of 157 countries
All-time high
1.5
in 2013
All-time low
0.4
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Malawi, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.6 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in 2014.
That represents a change of down 60.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Malawi peaked at 1.5 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2005.
That places Malawi 118th out of 157 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4 | — |
| 2006 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | +175.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7 | -36.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 1.3 | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6 | -60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.66 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 118 Mozambique 0.6 compare
- 118 Ghana 0.6 compare
- 121 Burundi 0.5 compare
- 121 Haiti 0.5 compare
- 121 Benin 0.5 compare
- 121 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5 compare
- 121 Afghanistan 0.5 compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Malawi?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Malawi was 0.6 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2013.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture?
- Malawi ranks 118th out of 157 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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