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

00.10.20.30.40.52005200920142005: 0.32006: 0.32007: 0.52008: 0.52009: 0.52010: 0.52011: 0.52012: 0.42013: 0.42014: 0.4

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

Annual values for Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum smear microscopy (per 100 000 population) in South Africa, 2005 to 2014.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.42 0.3 0.5 5
2010s 0.44 0.4 0.5 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 122 Libya 0.4 compare
  2. 122 Lithuania 0.4 compare
  3. 122 Kuwait 0.4 compare
  4. 122 Morocco 0.4 compare
  5. 122 Angola 0.4 compare
  6. 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4 compare
  7. 122 Guinea 0.4 compare
  8. 122 Mali 0.4 compare
  9. 122 Czechia 0.4 compare

See the full ranking of 157 places →

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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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Indicator
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum smear microscopy (per 100 000 population)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
157 places, 1,448 data points, 2005–2014
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