Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health in Brazil

Brazil: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health was 0.7447 in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.7447
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
9th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.779
in 2009
All-time low
0.7447
in 2017
Years of data
13
2002–2017

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health in Brazil, 2002–2017

00.20.40.60.82002200920172002: 0.7732003: 0.7772004: 0.7622005: 0.7762006: 0.7622007: 0.7772008: 0.7792009: 0.7792011: 0.762012: 0.7712014: 0.7712015: 0.7542017: 0.745

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health in Brazil stood at 0.7447. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health in Brazil peaked at 0.779 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7447, in 2017.

That places Brazil 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health in Brazil, 2002 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2002 0.7725
2003 0.7768 +0.6%
2004 0.7624 -1.9%
2005 0.7763 +1.8%
2006 0.7622 -1.8%
2007 0.777 +1.9%
2008 0.7786 +0.2%
2009 0.779 +0.1%
2011 0.7605 -2.4%
2012 0.7708 +1.4%
2014 0.7709 +0.0%
2015 0.7545 -2.1%
2017 0.7447 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7731 0.7622 0.779 8
2010s 0.7603 0.7447 0.7709 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 6 Russian Federation 0.764 compare
  2. 7 Honduras 0.7599 compare
  3. 8 Australia 0.7558 compare
  4. 10 Uruguay 0.732 compare
  5. 11 Chile 0.7289 compare
  6. 12 Ecuador 0.7168 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health in Brazil?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health in Brazil was 0.7447 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.779 in 2009.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7447 in 2017.
How does Brazil rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health?
Brazil ranks 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 305 data points, 2000–2021
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