Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Botswana
Botswana: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s was 2.2 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Botswana, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 2.2 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s 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 s 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.
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
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- 35 Djibouti 2.1 compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.1 compare
More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,150 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 26,800 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 27,238 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 821,056 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 818,769 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,481 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Botswana?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s 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 s recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s?
- Botswana ranks 32nd out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s 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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