Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Chile
Chile: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1.1 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
1.1
Change on year
down 21.4%
World rank
73rd
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.8
in 2008
All-time low
0.9
in 2011
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Chile, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Chile is 1.1, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Chile peaked at 1.8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2011.
That places Chile 73rd out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.4 | — |
| 2006 | 1.1 | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 1.7 | +54.5% |
| 2008 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.5 | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9 | -40.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4 | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | -21.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4, 2.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 55% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.54 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 70 Namibia 1.2 compare
- 70 South Korea 1.2 compare
- 70 Mozambique 1.2 compare
- 73 Vietnam 1.1 compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 1.1 compare
- 73 Ghana 1.1 compare
- 73 Cameroon 1.1 compare
- 73 Turkmenistan 1.1 compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 1.1 compare
- 73 Samoa 1.1 compare
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.22 % 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 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 Chile?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Chile was 1.1 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 in 2008.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2011.
- How does Chile rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Chile ranks 73rd out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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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