Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Eswatini
Eswatini: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1.4 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Latest (2013)
1.4
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
60th
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.6
in 2008
All-time low
1.1
in 2005
Years of data
9
2005–2013
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Eswatini, 2005–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1.4 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in 2013.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Eswatini peaked at 1.6 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2005.
That places Eswatini 60th out of 156 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.1 | — |
| 2006 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.4 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 1.6 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3 | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1.4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.38 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 57 Mauritania 1.5 compare
- 57 Ukraine 1.5 compare
- 57 Papua New Guinea 1.5 compare
- 60 Cambodia 1.4 compare
- 60 Zimbabwe 1.4 compare
- 60 Solomon Islands 1.4 compare
- 60 Moldova 1.4 compare
- 60 North Korea 1.4 compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % 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 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % 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 Eswatini?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Eswatini was 1.4 in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 2008.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2005.
- How does Eswatini rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Eswatini ranks 60th out of 156 countries with data for 2013.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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