Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Oman
Oman: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 7 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
7
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
5th
of 156 countries
All-time high
8.5
in 2010
All-time low
5.5
in 2005
Years of data
8
2005–2012
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Oman, 2005–2012
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Oman is 7, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
That places Oman 5th out of 156 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.5 | — |
| 2006 | 8 | +45.5% |
| 2007 | 7.9 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.3 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 6.9 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 8.5 | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 6.5 | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 7 | +7.7% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4, 17.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Oman's 7 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.65, 10.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.12 | 5.5 | 8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.33 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More health data for Oman
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3507 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 429.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 221 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % 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 Oman?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Oman was 7 in 2012, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 in 2005.
- How does Oman rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Oman ranks 5th out of 156 countries with data for 2012.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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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