Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Namibia
Namibia: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s was 1.2 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Namibia, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.2 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Namibia peaked at 1.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 2014.
That places Namibia 70th out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 70 South Korea 1.2 compare
- 70 Mozambique 1.2 compare
- 73 Vietnam 1.1 compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 1.1 compare
- 73 Ghana 1.1 compare
- 73 Cameroon 1.1 compare
- 73 Chile 1.1 compare
- 73 Turkmenistan 1.1 compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 1.1 compare
- 73 Samoa 1.1 compare
More health data for Namibia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,046 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 27,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 26,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 26,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Namibia?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Namibia was 1.2 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s?
- Namibia ranks 70th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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