Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) in Gambia
Gambia: Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) was 2.6 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
2.6
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
36th
of 157 countries
All-time high
6.3
in 2008
All-time low
2.6
in 2014
Years of data
9
2005–2014
Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) in Gambia, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 2.6 for laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst) in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst) in Gambia peaked at 6.3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 2014.
Gambia ranks 36th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.5 | — |
| 2006 | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.3 | +85.3% |
| 2009 | 3.1 | -50.8% |
| 2010 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.08 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst) in Gambia?
- Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst) in Gambia was 2.6 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst)?
- Gambia ranks 36th out of 157 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) (per 5 million population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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