Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Botswana
Botswana: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 2.2 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
2.2
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
32nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
2.7
in 2005
All-time low
2.2
in 2009
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Botswana, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 2.2 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Botswana peaked at 2.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.2, in 2009.
That places Botswana 32nd out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.7 | — |
| 2006 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2 | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 2.7 | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2 | -8.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 2.2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 2.2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.56 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 32 Kyrgyzstan 2.2 compare
- 32 Indonesia 2.2 compare
- 35 Costa Rica 2.1 compare
- 35 Haiti 2.1 compare
- 35 Djibouti 2.1 compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.1 compare
More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % 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 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % 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 Botswana?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Botswana was 2.2 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Botswana ranks 32nd out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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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