Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical in Brazil

Brazil: Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical was 0.6916 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6916
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
9th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.6995
in 2014
All-time low
0.6015
in 2005
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical in Brazil, 2002–2016

00.20.40.62002200920162002: 0.6512003: 0.6092004: 0.6372005: 0.6012006: 0.6252007: 0.6162008: 0.6542009: 0.6722011: 0.6682012: 0.6972014: 0.72015: 0.6892016: 0.692

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.6916 for females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in 2016.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in Brazil peaked at 0.6995 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6015, in 2005.

Brazil ranks 9th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical workers in Brazil, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.6506
2003 0.609 -6.4%
2004 0.6365 +4.5%
2005 0.6015 -5.5%
2006 0.6247 +3.9%
2007 0.6158 -1.4%
2008 0.6545 +6.3%
2009 0.6723 +2.7%
2011 0.6676 -0.7%
2012 0.6971 +4.4%
2014 0.6995 +0.3%
2015 0.6886 -1.6%
2016 0.6916 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6331 0.6015 0.6723 8
2010s 0.6889 0.6676 0.6995 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 6 Philippines 0.7188 compare
  2. 7 Australia 0.7107 compare
  3. 8 South Africa 0.7105 compare
  4. 10 Georgia 0.6717 compare
  5. 11 Republic of Moldova 0.6608 compare
  6. 12 Chile 0.6604 compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in Brazil?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in Brazil was 0.6916 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.6995 in 2014.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6015 in 2005.
How does Brazil rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical?
Brazil ranks 9th out of 25 countries with data for 2016.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 272 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed