Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 3.1 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
3.1
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
20th
of 156 countries
All-time high
4.2
in 2006
All-time low
3.1
in 2008
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Cape Verde, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Cape Verde stood at 3.1. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Cape Verde peaked at 4.2 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 2008.
Cape Verde ranks 20th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.6 | — |
| 2006 | 4.2 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 3.3 | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 3.1 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 3.3 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 3.1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 2.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 3.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 18 Uganda 3.6 compare
- 19 El Salvador 3.2 compare
- 20 Ethiopia 3.1 compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 2.7 compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 2.7 compare
More health data for Cape Verde
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.87 % 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 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.63 % 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 Cape Verde?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Cape Verde was 3.1 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2006.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 2008.
- How does Cape Verde rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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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