Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Namibia
Namibia: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1.2 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
1.2
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
70th
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.7
in 2005
All-time low
1.2
in 2014
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Namibia, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.2 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 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 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.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.7 | — |
| 2006 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
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
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 Namibia?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 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 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Namibia ranks 70th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 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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