Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Tunisia
Tunisia: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 0.7 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
0.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
102nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.7
in 2005
All-time low
0.6
in 2006
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Tunisia, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.7 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in 2014. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Tunisia peaked at 0.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2006.
That places Tunisia 102nd out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7 | — |
| 2006 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2, 58% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.7 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.65, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.62 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.68 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 102 Azerbaijan 0.7 compare
- 102 Lebanon 0.7 compare
- 102 Congo 0.7 compare
- 102 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7 compare
- 102 Bangladesh 0.7 compare
More health data for Tunisia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2883 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 117 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.64 % 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 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.77 % 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 Tunisia?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Tunisia was 0.7 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2006.
- How does Tunisia rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Tunisia ranks 102nd out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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