Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health was -0.2289 compared to male paid employees in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
-0.2289 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
11th
of 23 countries
All-time high
-0.2229 compared to male paid employees
in 2014
All-time low
-0.3582 compared to male paid employees
in 2003
Years of data
16
2000–2017
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health in Uruguay, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to male paid employees.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in Uruguay is -0.2289 compared to male paid employees, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in Uruguay peaked at -0.2229 compared to male paid employees in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.3582 compared to male paid employees, in 2003.
Uruguay ranks 11th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | compared to male paid employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.2769 compared to male paid employees | — |
| 2001 | -0.2986 compared to male paid employees | +7.8% |
| 2002 | -0.2874 compared to male paid employees | -3.8% |
| 2003 | -0.3582 compared to male paid employees | +24.6% |
| 2004 | -0.3455 compared to male paid employees | -3.5% |
| 2005 | -0.2517 compared to male paid employees | -27.1% |
| 2006 | -0.331 compared to male paid employees | +31.5% |
| 2007 | -0.2639 compared to male paid employees | -20.3% |
| 2008 | -0.3022 compared to male paid employees | +14.5% |
| 2009 | -0.2581 compared to male paid employees | -14.6% |
| 2010 | -0.2541 compared to male paid employees | -1.5% |
| 2011 | -0.2877 compared to male paid employees | +13.2% |
| 2012 | -0.256 compared to male paid employees | -11.0% |
| 2014 | -0.2229 compared to male paid employees | -12.9% |
| 2015 | -0.2272 compared to male paid employees | +1.9% |
| 2017 | -0.2289 compared to male paid employees | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.2973 compared to male paid employees | -0.3582 compared to male paid employees | -0.2517 compared to male paid employees | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2461 compared to male paid employees | -0.2877 compared to male paid employees | -0.2229 compared to male paid employees | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 8 Ethiopia -0.1426 compared to male paid employees compare
- 9 Ecuador -0.1865 compared to male paid employees compare
- 10 Colombia -0.1995 compared to male paid employees compare
- 12 Peru -0.2392 compared to male paid employees compare
- 13 Brazil -0.2578 compared to male paid employees compare
- 14 Dominican Republic -0.2613 compared to male paid employees compare
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in Uruguay?
- Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in Uruguay was -0.2289 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2229 compared to male paid employees in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3582 compared to male paid employees in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health?
- Uruguay ranks 11th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 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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