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

Uruguay: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health was 0.732 in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.732
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
10th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.7792
in 2004
All-time low
0.7217
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health in Uruguay, 2000–2017

00.20.40.60.82000200820172000: 0.7222001: 0.7642002: 0.7452003: 0.7432004: 0.7792005: 0.7762006: 0.7292007: 0.7472008: 0.7722009: 0.7422010: 0.7552011: 0.7492012: 0.7682014: 0.752015: 0.7262017: 0.732

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health in Uruguay is 0.732, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health in Uruguay peaked at 0.7792 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7217, in 2000.

Uruguay ranks 10th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.7217
2001 0.7639 +5.8%
2002 0.7449 -2.5%
2003 0.7431 -0.2%
2004 0.7792 +4.9%
2005 0.7764 -0.4%
2006 0.729 -6.1%
2007 0.7467 +2.4%
2008 0.7723 +3.4%
2009 0.7423 -3.9%
2010 0.7553 +1.8%
2011 0.749 -0.8%
2012 0.7682 +2.6%
2014 0.7504 -2.3%
2015 0.7256 -3.3%
2017 0.732 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7519 0.7217 0.7792 10
2010s 0.7467 0.7256 0.7682 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 7 Honduras 0.7599 compare
  2. 8 Australia 0.7558 compare
  3. 9 Brazil 0.7447 compare
  4. 11 Chile 0.7289 compare
  5. 12 Ecuador 0.7168 compare
  6. 13 Peru 0.7058 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 Uruguay?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health in Uruguay was 0.732 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7792 in 2004.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7217 in 2000.
How does Uruguay rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health?
Uruguay ranks 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay 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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