Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in India
India: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Latest (2014)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 2008
All-time low
1
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in India, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in India stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in India peaked at 1.1 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
India ranks 81st of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- India's 1 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.45, 69% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 | 1 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in India?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in India 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2008.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does India rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- India ranks 81st out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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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