Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Maldives
Maldives: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 19.6 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
19.6
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
1st
of 156 countries
All-time high
22.2
in 2007
All-time low
5.9
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Maldives, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Maldives is 19.6, measured in 2014.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 232.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Maldives peaked at 22.2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.9, in 2005.
That places Maldives 1st out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.9 | — |
| 2006 | 7.7 | +30.5% |
| 2007 | 22.2 | +188.3% |
| 2008 | 21.8 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 21.4 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 21 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 20.7 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 20.3 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 19.9 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 19.6 | -1.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 19.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 15.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 19.6 is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.45, 13.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8 | 5.9 | 22.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.3 | 19.6 | 21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % 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 Maldives?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Maldives was 19.6 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2 in 2007.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Maldives ranks 1st out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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