Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Norway
Norway: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 0.3 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
0.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.4
in 2005
All-time low
0.3
in 2012
Years of data
9
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Norway, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.3 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Norway peaked at 0.4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2012.
Norway ranks 132nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4 | — |
| 2006 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4, 75% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5, 60% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.34 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,212 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.217 % 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 0.0238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0617 % 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 Norway?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Norway was 0.3 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Norway ranks 132nd out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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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