Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture was 16.8 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Costa Rica, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Costa Rica is 16.8, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Costa Rica peaked at 31.3 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.9, in 2013.
Costa Rica ranks 16th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.6 | — |
| 2006 | 31.3 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 30.9 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 30.5 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 21.7 | -28.9% |
| 2012 | 15 | -30.9% |
| 2013 | 14.9 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.8 | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.82 | 30.5 | 31.3 | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.1 | 14.9 | 21.7 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Costa Rica?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture in Costa Rica was 16.8 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3 in 2006.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9 in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 157 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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