Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 2.1 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Costa Rica, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Costa Rica stood at 2.1. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Costa Rica peaked at 2.4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2014.
Costa Rica ranks 35th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.27 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.23 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,632 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1275 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4662 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.506 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Costa Rica?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Costa Rica was 2.1 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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