Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health in Brazil
Brazil: Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health was -0.2578 compared to male paid employees in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
-0.2578 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
13th
of 23 countries
All-time high
-0.2527 compared to male paid employees
in 2014
All-time low
-0.3445 compared to male paid employees
in 2002
Years of data
13
2002–2017
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health in Brazil, 2002–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to male paid employees.
Analysis
Brazil recorded -0.2578 compared to male paid employees for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in 2017.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in Brazil peaked at -0.2527 compared to male paid employees in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.3445 compared to male paid employees, in 2002.
That places Brazil 13th out of 23 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health in Brazil, year by year
| Year | compared to male paid employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -0.3445 compared to male paid employees | — |
| 2003 | -0.3127 compared to male paid employees | -9.2% |
| 2004 | -0.324 compared to male paid employees | +3.6% |
| 2005 | -0.2821 compared to male paid employees | -12.9% |
| 2006 | -0.3158 compared to male paid employees | +11.9% |
| 2007 | -0.2687 compared to male paid employees | -14.9% |
| 2008 | -0.3005 compared to male paid employees | +11.8% |
| 2009 | -0.2703 compared to male paid employees | -10.1% |
| 2011 | -0.2962 compared to male paid employees | +9.6% |
| 2012 | -0.2786 compared to male paid employees | -5.9% |
| 2014 | -0.2527 compared to male paid employees | -9.3% |
| 2015 | -0.279 compared to male paid employees | +10.4% |
| 2017 | -0.2578 compared to male paid employees | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.3023 compared to male paid employees | -0.3445 compared to male paid employees | -0.2687 compared to male paid employees | 8 |
| 2010s | -0.2729 compared to male paid employees | -0.2962 compared to male paid employees | -0.2527 compared to male paid employees | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 10 Colombia -0.1995 compared to male paid employees compare
- 11 Uruguay -0.2289 compared to male paid employees compare
- 12 Peru -0.2392 compared to male paid employees compare
- 14 Dominican Republic -0.2613 compared to male paid employees compare
- 15 Costa Rica -0.2694 compared to male paid employees compare
- 16 Argentina -0.286 compared to male paid employees compare
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in Brazil?
- Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in Brazil was -0.2578 compared to male paid employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2527 compared to male paid employees in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3445 compared to male paid employees in 2002.
- How does Brazil rank for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health?
- Brazil ranks 13th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health (compared to male paid employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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