Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Rwanda
Rwanda: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1.8 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Latest (2014)
1.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.9
in 2006
All-time low
1.8
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Rwanda, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Rwanda stood at 1.8. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Rwanda peaked at 1.9 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2005.
Rwanda ranks 43rd of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.8 | — |
| 2006 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.8 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.35, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.88 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.82 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More health data for Rwanda
- 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 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % 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 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % 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 Rwanda?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Rwanda was 1.8 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 in 2006.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2005.
- How does Rwanda rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Rwanda ranks 43rd out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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