Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Libya
Libya: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 0.4 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
0.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2006
All-time low
0.4
in 2005
Years of data
9
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Libya, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Libya is 0.4, measured in 2014. That is the lowest 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 Libya peaked at 0.5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2005.
That places Libya 122nd out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4 | — |
| 2006 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 31% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.4 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.65, 62% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.42 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.425 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % 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 Libya?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Libya was 0.4 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2006.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2005.
- How does Libya rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Libya ranks 122nd out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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