Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Nigeria
Nigeria: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
1
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
81st
of 156 countries
All-time high
1
in 2014
All-time low
0.4
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Nigeria, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 1 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in 2014. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Nigeria peaked at 1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2005.
Nigeria ranks 81st of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4 | — |
| 2006 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8 | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | +11.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nigeria'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 | 0.54 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.82 | 0.6 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Nigeria?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Nigeria 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Nigeria ranks 81st out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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