Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Argentina

Argentina: Health workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.1147 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.1147
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
10th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.1409
in 2002
All-time low
0.1073
in 2007
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Argentina, 2000–2017

00.050.10.152000200820172000: 0.1372001: 0.1232002: 0.1412003: 0.1182004: 0.1362005: 0.1342006: 0.112007: 0.1072008: 0.1362009: 0.1322010: 0.1232011: 0.1372012: 0.1212013: 0.1162014: 0.1222017: 0.115

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 0.1147 for health workers, as a share of public formal employees in 2017.

The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Argentina peaked at 0.1409 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1073, in 2007.

That places Argentina 10th out of 23 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Argentina, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1372
2001 0.1234 -10.1%
2002 0.1409 +14.2%
2003 0.1182 -16.1%
2004 0.1363 +15.3%
2005 0.1335 -2.1%
2006 0.11 -17.6%
2007 0.1073 -2.5%
2008 0.1358 +26.6%
2009 0.1315 -3.2%
2010 0.1227 -6.7%
2011 0.1375 +12.0%
2012 0.1207 -12.2%
2013 0.1161 -3.9%
2014 0.1224 +5.4%
2017 0.1147 -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1274 0.1073 0.1409 10
2010s 0.1224 0.1147 0.1375 6

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 7 Honduras 0.1358 compare
  2. 8 Brazil 0.1344 compare
  3. 9 Ecuador 0.1295 compare
  4. 11 Dominican Republic 0.1013 compare
  5. 12 Uruguay 0.1013 compare
  6. 13 Armenia 0.0994 compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Argentina?
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Argentina was 0.1147 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.1409 in 2002.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1073 in 2007.
How does Argentina rank for health workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Argentina ranks 10th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is health workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Health workers, as a share of public formal employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 240 data points, 2000–2021
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