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

Uruguay: Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical was 0.7864 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7864
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
2nd
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.7864
in 2016
All-time low
0.5747
in 2002
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical in Uruguay, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.5982001: 0.5852002: 0.5752003: 0.6152004: 0.6732005: 0.6432006: 0.5942007: 0.6692008: 0.6962009: 0.6822010: 0.6832011: 0.7452012: 0.7272014: 0.7652015: 0.7472016: 0.786

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.7864 for females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in Uruguay peaked at 0.7864 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5747, in 2002.

That places Uruguay 2nd out of 25 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical workers in Uruguay, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.5979
2001 0.5852 -2.1%
2002 0.5747 -1.8%
2003 0.6151 +7.0%
2004 0.6725 +9.3%
2005 0.6427 -4.4%
2006 0.5941 -7.6%
2007 0.6691 +12.6%
2008 0.6955 +3.9%
2009 0.6818 -2.0%
2010 0.6832 +0.2%
2011 0.7454 +9.1%
2012 0.7272 -2.4%
2014 0.7648 +5.2%
2015 0.7473 -2.3%
2016 0.7864 +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6329 0.5747 0.6955 10
2010s 0.7424 0.6832 0.7864 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 1 Russian Federation 0.9301 compare
  2. 3 Sri Lanka 0.7673 compare
  3. 4 Ecuador 0.7612 compare
  4. 5 Dominican Republic 0.7189 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in Uruguay?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in Uruguay was 0.7864 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7864 in 2016.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5747 in 2002.
How does Uruguay rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical?
Uruguay ranks 2nd out of 25 countries with data for 2016.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 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