Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture was 20.8 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
20.8
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
13th
of 157 countries
All-time high
22.4
in 2011
All-time low
20.2
in 2005
Years of data
9
2005–2014

Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Bulgaria, 2005–2014

051015202005200920142005: 20.22007: 21.82008: 222009: 22.12010: 20.32011: 22.42012: 21.22013: 20.72014: 20.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 20.8 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in 2014.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Bulgaria peaked at 22.4 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.2, in 2005.

Bulgaria ranks 13th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture (per 5 million population) in Bulgaria, 2005 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2005 20.2
2007 21.8 +7.9%
2008 22 +0.9%
2009 22.1 +0.5%
2010 20.3 -8.1%
2011 22.4 +10.3%
2012 21.2 -5.4%
2013 20.7 -2.4%
2014 20.8 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.52 20.2 22.1 4
2010s 21.08 20.3 22.4 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 10 Kazakhstan 24.5 compare
  2. 11 Romania 23.2 compare
  3. 12 Niger 23 compare
  4. 14 El Salvador 20.5 compare
  5. 15 Czechia 18 compare
  6. 16 Costa Rica 16.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Bulgaria?
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Bulgaria was 20.8 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 22.4 in 2011.
What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 20.2 in 2005.
How does Bulgaria rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture?
Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 157 countries with data for 2014.
Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture (per 5 million population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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