Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Bhutan
Bhutan: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 4.2 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Latest (2014)
4.2
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
11th
of 156 countries
All-time high
4.7
in 2012
All-time low
4.1
in 2007
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Bhutan, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Bhutan is 4.2, measured in 2014.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Bhutan peaked at 4.7 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 2007.
That places Bhutan 11th out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.5 | — |
| 2006 | 4.3 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.3 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.4 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 4.6 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.2 | -8.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 4.2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2, 3.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 4.2 is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.45, 2.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.28 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 8 Kenya 4.3 compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 4.3 compare
- 8 Colombia 4.3 compare
- 12 Liberia 3.9 compare
- 12 Vanuatu 3.9 compare
- 14 Micronesia (country) 3.8 compare
- 14 Marshall Islands 3.8 compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Bhutan?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Bhutan was 4.2 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 2012.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 2007.
- How does Bhutan rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Bhutan ranks 11th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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