Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Argentina
Argentina: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1.6 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
1.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.8
in 2005
All-time low
1.6
in 2012
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Argentina, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Argentina is 1.6, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Argentina peaked at 1.8 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.6, in 2012.
That places Argentina 51st out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.8 | — |
| 2006 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 1.6 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 80% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.78 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.64 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Argentina?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Argentina was 1.6 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 2012.
- How does Argentina rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Argentina ranks 51st out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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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