Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Kenya
Kenya: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 4.3 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
4.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 156 countries
All-time high
4.3
in 2012
All-time low
1.8
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Kenya, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 4.3 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in 2014. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 138.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Kenya peaked at 4.3 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2005.
That places Kenya 8th out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.8 | — |
| 2006 | 2.1 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 2.5 | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 3.3 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8 | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 4.3 | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2, 3.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 3.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.36 | 1.8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Kenya?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Kenya was 4.3 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 in 2012.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Kenya ranks 8th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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