Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Iraq
Iraq: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 0.8 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
0.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 2011
All-time low
0.2
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Iraq, 2008–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.8 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in 2014. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 300.0% over ten years.
That places Iraq 95th out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.2 | — |
| 2009 | 0.4 | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8 | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 62% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.8 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.65, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.76 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % 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 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % 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 Iraq?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Iraq was 0.8 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2011.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2008.
- How does Iraq rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Iraq ranks 95th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).