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

00.10.20.30.40.52005200820122005: 0.52006: 0.52007: 0.52008: 0.42009: 0.42010: 0.42011: 0.42012: 0.4

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.46 0.4 0.5 5
2010s 0.4 0.4 0.4 3

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 122 Libya 0.4 compare
  2. 122 Lithuania 0.4 compare
  3. 122 South Africa 0.4 compare
  4. 122 Morocco 0.4 compare
  5. 122 Angola 0.4 compare
  6. 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4 compare
  7. 122 Guinea 0.4 compare
  8. 122 Mali 0.4 compare
  9. 122 Czechia 0.4 compare

See the full ranking of 157 places →

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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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About this data

Indicator
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum smear microscopy (per 100 000 population)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
157 places, 1,448 data points, 2005–2014
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