Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Cameroon
Cameroon: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1.1 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
1.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 2006
All-time low
1
in 2010
Years of data
9
2006–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Cameroon, 2006–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Cameroon stood at 1.1.
That represents a change of down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Cameroon peaked at 1.2 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2010.
Cameroon ranks 73rd of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.2 | — |
| 2007 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.12 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1 | 1.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 70 Namibia 1.2 compare
- 70 South Korea 1.2 compare
- 70 Mozambique 1.2 compare
- 73 Vietnam 1.1 compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 1.1 compare
- 73 Ghana 1.1 compare
- 73 Chile 1.1 compare
- 73 Turkmenistan 1.1 compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 1.1 compare
- 73 Samoa 1.1 compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % 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 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 Cameroon?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Cameroon was 1.1 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2006.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Cameroon ranks 73rd out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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