Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Gabon
Gabon: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
1
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
81st
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 2013
All-time low
0.8
in 2007
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Gabon, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Gabon stood at 1.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Gabon peaked at 1.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2007.
Gabon ranks 81st of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | -16.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 77% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.92 | 0.8 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % 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 Gabon?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Gabon was 1 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2007.
- How does Gabon rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Gabon ranks 81st out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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