Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Sudan
Sudan: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 0.8 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
0.8
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
95th
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 2010
All-time low
0.6
in 2011
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Sudan, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.8 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Sudan peaked at 0.9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2011.
That places Sudan 95th out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8 | — |
| 2006 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6 | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.8 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.35, 59% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.78 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % 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 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % 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 Sudan?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Sudan was 0.8 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2010.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2011.
- How does Sudan rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Sudan ranks 95th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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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