Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Brazil
Brazil: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1.6 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
1.6
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
51st
of 156 countries
All-time high
2.1
in 2005
All-time low
1.5
in 2013
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Brazil, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Brazil stood at 1.6.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Brazil peaked at 2.1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2013.
That places Brazil 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.1 | — |
| 2006 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Brazil'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 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.82 | 1.5 | 2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % 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 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % 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 Brazil?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Brazil 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Brazil ranks 51st out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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