Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Health workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.1013 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1013
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
11th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.2139
in 2003
All-time low
0.1013
in 2019
Years of data
15
2002–2019

Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Dominican Republic, 2002–2019

00.050.10.150.22002201020192002: 0.142003: 0.2142004: 0.1332005: 0.162006: 0.1462007: 0.1092008: 0.1372009: 0.1462010: 0.1552011: 0.1432012: 0.1452013: 0.1332015: 0.1372018: 0.1062019: 0.101

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.1013 for health workers, as a share of public formal employees in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.2139 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1013, in 2019.

That places Dominican Republic 11th out of 23 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Dominican Republic, 2002 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2002 0.1397
2003 0.2139 +53.1%
2004 0.1326 -38.0%
2005 0.1604 +21.0%
2006 0.1463 -8.8%
2007 0.1093 -25.3%
2008 0.1371 +25.4%
2009 0.1457 +6.3%
2010 0.1548 +6.3%
2011 0.1429 -7.7%
2012 0.1451 +1.5%
2013 0.1327 -8.5%
2015 0.1373 +3.5%
2018 0.1055 -23.2%
2019 0.1013 -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1481 0.1093 0.2139 8
2010s 0.1314 0.1013 0.1548 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 8 Brazil 0.1344 compare
  2. 9 Ecuador 0.1295 compare
  3. 10 Argentina 0.1147 compare
  4. 12 Uruguay 0.1013 compare
  5. 13 Armenia 0.0994 compare
  6. 14 Sri Lanka 0.0983 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Dominican Republic?
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Dominican Republic was 0.1013 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.2139 in 2003.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1013 in 2019.
How does Dominican Republic rank for health workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Dominican Republic ranks 11th out of 23 countries with data for 2019.
Is health workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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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