Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Samoa
Samoa: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1.1 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Latest (2010)
1.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 2005
All-time low
0.6
in 2006
Years of data
5
2005–2010
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Samoa, 2005–2010
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2010, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Samoa stood at 1.1. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Samoa ranks 73rd of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.1 | — |
| 2006 | 0.6 | -45.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | +83.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 85% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.975 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 70 Namibia 1.2 compare
- 70 South Korea 1.2 compare
- 70 Mozambique 1.2 compare
- 73 Vietnam 1.1 compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 1.1 compare
- 73 Ghana 1.1 compare
- 73 Cameroon 1.1 compare
- 73 Chile 1.1 compare
- 73 Turkmenistan 1.1 compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 1.1 compare
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 Samoa?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Samoa was 1.1 in 2010, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2006.
- How does Samoa rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Samoa ranks 73rd out of 156 countries with data for 2010.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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