Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in South Africa
South Africa: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 0.4 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
0.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2007
All-time low
0.3
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in South Africa, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.4 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in 2014.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in South Africa peaked at 0.5 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2005.
That places South Africa 122nd out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3 | — |
| 2006 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 | +66.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.42 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.44 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5 |
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More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,152 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,333 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3306 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6739 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in South Africa?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in South Africa was 0.4 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2007.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2005.
- How does South Africa rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- South Africa ranks 122nd out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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