Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Iran
Iran: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 0.5 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2005
All-time low
0.4
in 2006
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Iran, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Iran stood at 0.5. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Iran peaked at 0.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2006.
Iran ranks 115th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5 | — |
| 2006 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 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 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 38% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.5 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.65, 77% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.46 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More health data for Iran
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,361 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,070 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.88 % 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 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.95 % 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 Iran?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Iran was 0.5 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2006.
- How does Iran rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Iran ranks 115th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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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