Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Nepal
Nepal: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s was 1.9 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
1.9
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
42nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
2
in 2013
All-time low
1.5
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Nepal, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Nepal stood at 1.9.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Nepal peaked at 2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2005.
Nepal ranks 42nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.64 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More health data for Nepal
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,326 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 288,259 (2025)
- Population, male 47.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 10.38 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 263,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 278,892 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Nepal?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Nepal was 1.9 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2005.
- How does Nepal rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s?
- Nepal ranks 42nd out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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