Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Guinea
Guinea: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 0.4 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
0.4
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
122nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.6
in 2005
All-time low
0.4
in 2014
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Guinea, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.4 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Guinea peaked at 0.6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2014.
Guinea ranks 122nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6 | — |
| 2006 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2, 33% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 33% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.54 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.48 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % 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 Guinea?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Guinea was 0.4 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Guinea ranks 122nd out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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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