Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Lesotho
Lesotho: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 0.9 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Latest (2014)
0.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 2005
All-time low
0.8
in 2010
Years of data
9
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Lesotho, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Lesotho stood at 0.9. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Lesotho peaked at 0.9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2010.
That places Lesotho 90th out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.9 | — |
| 2006 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2, 75% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 75% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.88 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Lesotho?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Lesotho was 0.9 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Lesotho ranks 90th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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