Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Eritrea
Eritrea: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1.3 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
1.3
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
66th
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.7
in 2008
All-time low
1.2
in 2013
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Eritrea, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 1.3 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Eritrea peaked at 1.7 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 2013.
Eritrea ranks 66th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.4 | — |
| 2006 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.7 | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1.3 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.35, 96% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.54 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.46 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Eritrea?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Eritrea was 1.3 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 2008.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2013.
- How does Eritrea rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Eritrea ranks 66th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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