Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Bolivia
Bolivia: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 5.3 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
5.3
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
6th
of 156 countries
All-time high
5.4
in 2013
All-time low
4.8
in 2007
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Bolivia, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Bolivia stood at 5.3.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Bolivia peaked at 5.4 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.8, in 2007.
That places Bolivia 6th out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.1 | — |
| 2006 | 5.2 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 5.2 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 5.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 5.3 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 5.2 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.4 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 5.3 | -1.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 5.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2, 4.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 5.3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.24 | 5 | 5.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % 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 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % 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 Bolivia?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Bolivia was 5.3 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 in 2013.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 in 2007.
- How does Bolivia rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Bolivia ranks 6th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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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