Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Myanmar
Myanmar: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 0.9 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
0.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 2012
All-time low
0.6
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Myanmar, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Myanmar is 0.9, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Myanmar peaked at 0.9 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2005.
Myanmar ranks 90th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6 | — |
| 2006 | 0.8 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6 | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2, 75% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.9 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.72 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.86 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % 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 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % 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 Myanmar?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Myanmar 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2012.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2005.
- How does Myanmar rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Myanmar ranks 90th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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