Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture

Costa Rica
16.8
in 2014
El Salvador
20.5
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
16th
El Salvador rank
14th

Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
0102030200520092014

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 20.5 against 16.8 in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.7.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 16th and El Salvador ranks 14th of 157 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 30.82 6.7 24.12 Costa Rica
2010s 17.1 17.07 0.025 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 20.5 against 16.8 in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
3.7, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture?
Costa Rica ranks 16th and El Salvador ranks 14th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture (per 5 million population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture (per 5 million population)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
158 places, 1,432 data points, 2005–2014
Last refreshed