Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Palau
Palau: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 9.6 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Palau, 2005–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Palau is 9.6, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Palau peaked at 9.6 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.9, in 2008.
That places Palau 4th out of 156 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | — |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.6 | +95.9% |
| 2013 | 9.6 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 9.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4, 24.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Palau's 9.6 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4, 6.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.96 | 4.9 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.25 | 4.9 | 9.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More health data for Palau
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.2518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5382 units per person (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Palau?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Palau was 9.6 in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 in 2012.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 in 2008.
- How does Palau rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Palau ranks 4th out of 156 countries with data for 2013.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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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