Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Congo
Congo: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 0.7 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
0.7
Change on year
down 30.0%
World rank
102nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
1
in 2013
All-time low
0.6
in 2007
Years of data
9
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Congo, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.7 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in 2014.
That represents a change of down 30.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Congo peaked at 1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2007.
Congo ranks 102nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7 | — |
| 2007 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7 | -30.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2, 58% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 58% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.625 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.76 | 0.6 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 102 Tunisia 0.7 compare
- 102 Azerbaijan 0.7 compare
- 102 Lebanon 0.7 compare
- 102 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7 compare
- 102 Bangladesh 0.7 compare
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % 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 Congo?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Congo was 0.7 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2007.
- How does Congo rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Congo ranks 102nd out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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