Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Zambia
Zambia: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s was 2.3 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Zambia, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Zambia stood at 2.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Zambia peaked at 2.4 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 2007.
That places Zambia 27th out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.34 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.97 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 4 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 186,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 190,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 191,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 195,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 197,654 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 201,065 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Zambia?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Zambia was 2.3 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 in 2013.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2007.
- How does Zambia rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s?
- Zambia ranks 27th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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