Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Kuwait
Kuwait: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s was 0.4 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Latest (2012)
0.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2005
All-time low
0.4
in 2008
Years of data
8
2005–2012
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Kuwait, 2005–2012
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.4 for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Kuwait ranks 122nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.46 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 287.2 (2090)
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- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 25,736 (2025)
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- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 31,823 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Kuwait?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s in Kuwait was 0.4 in 2012, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2008.
- How does Kuwait rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s?
- Kuwait ranks 122nd out of 156 countries with data for 2012.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum s rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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