Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) in North Korea
North Korea: Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) was 0.2 in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2014)
0.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.6
in 2005
All-time low
0
in 2008
Years of data
7
2005–2014
Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) in North Korea, 2005–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst) in North Korea stood at 0.2.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst) in North Korea peaked at 0.6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2008.
That places North Korea 118th out of 157 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2 | — |
| 2012 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4 |
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More social development data for North Korea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.024 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst) in North Korea?
- Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst) in North Korea was 0.2 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst) recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst) recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2008.
- How does North Korea rank for laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst)?
- North Korea ranks 118th out of 157 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (dst) rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) (per 5 million population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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