Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Niger
Niger: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Niger, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Niger is 1, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Niger peaked at 1.1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2009.
That places Niger 81st out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4 | — |
| 2006 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | +120.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3 | -72.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +266.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -9.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.35, 74% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.68 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1 | 1.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Niger?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Niger was 1 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2007.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2009.
- How does Niger rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Niger ranks 81st out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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