Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Benin
Benin: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 0.8 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
0.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 2012
All-time low
0.6
in 2005
Years of data
9
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Benin, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Benin stood at 0.8. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Benin peaked at 0.8 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2005.
That places Benin 95th out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6 | — |
| 2006 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.72 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Benin?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Benin was 0.8 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2012.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2005.
- How does Benin rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Benin ranks 95th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum smear microscopy (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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