Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in East Timor
East Timor: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1.6 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
1.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 156 countries
All-time high
2.1
in 2005
All-time low
1.6
in 2012
Years of data
10
2005–2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in East Timor, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in East Timor stood at 1.6. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in East Timor peaked at 2.1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.6, in 2012.
East Timor ranks 51st of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.1 | — |
| 2006 | 1.9 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.6 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.88 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.68 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % 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 East Timor?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in East Timor was 1.6 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 2012.
- How does East Timor rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- East Timor ranks 51st out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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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