Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Uganda
Uganda: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 3.6 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
3.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 156 countries
All-time high
3.6
in 2013
All-time low
1.7
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Uganda, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Uganda stood at 3.6. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 111.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Uganda peaked at 3.6 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.7, in 2005.
That places Uganda 18th out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.7 | — |
| 2006 | 2.5 | +47.1% |
| 2007 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.9 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 3.2 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.6 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 3.6 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.35, 2.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 3.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 3.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.36 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.32 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 16 Russia 3.7 compare
- 16 Nicaragua 3.7 compare
- 19 El Salvador 3.2 compare
- 20 Cape Verde 3.1 compare
- 20 Ethiopia 3.1 compare
More health data for Uganda
- 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 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Uganda was 3.6 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 in 2013.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Uganda ranks 18th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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