Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Malta
Malta: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 0.2 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
0.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
142nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.3
in 2005
All-time low
0
in 2006
Years of data
9
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Malta, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Malta stood at 0.2.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Malta peaked at 0.3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2006.
Malta ranks 142nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 | — |
| 2008 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4, 50% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.2 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.65, 31% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.175 | 0 | 0.3 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More health data for Malta
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % 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 1,737 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1693 % 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 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1495 % 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 Malta?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Malta was 0.2 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Malta ranks 142nd out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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