Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1.5 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.5 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in 2014.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.9 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.32 | 1 | 1.8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.66 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 5 |
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- 60 Eswatini 1.4 compare
- 60 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1.4 compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Papua New Guinea?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Papua New Guinea was 1.5 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 in 2011.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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