Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Ecuador
Ecuador: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 2 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Latest (2014)
2
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
39th
of 156 countries
All-time high
2.3
in 2012
All-time low
1.9
in 2006
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Ecuador, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Ecuador is 2, measured in 2014.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Ecuador peaked at 2.3 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 2006.
Ecuador ranks 39th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | — |
| 2006 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2 | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.3 | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 2.1 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | -4.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.06 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.12 | 2 | 2.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 Ecuador?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Ecuador was 2 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 in 2012.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 2006.
- How does Ecuador rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Ecuador ranks 39th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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