Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Latvia
Latvia: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 0.6 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
0.6
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
108th
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 2007
All-time low
0.6
in 2014
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Latvia, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Latvia stood at 0.6. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Latvia peaked at 1.2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2014.
Latvia ranks 108th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7 | — |
| 2006 | 1.1 | +57.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6 | -25.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.76 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Latvia?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Latvia was 0.6 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2007.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2014.
- How does Latvia rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Latvia ranks 108th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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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