Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Peru
Peru: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 4.8 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Latest (2014)
4.8
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
7th
of 156 countries
All-time high
5.4
in 2007
All-time low
4.7
in 2008
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Peru, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Peru is 4.8, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Peru peaked at 5.4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2008.
That places Peru 7th out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.8 | — |
| 2006 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.4 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 4.7 | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 5.1 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 4.8 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.2 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 4.8 | -7.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 4.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 3.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 4.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 2.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.88 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.96 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % 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 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % 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 Peru?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Peru was 4.8 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 in 2007.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Peru ranks 7th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru 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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