Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in El Salvador

El Salvador: Health workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.166 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
0.166
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.1972
in 2007
All-time low
0.1472
in 2002
Years of data
11
2000–2014

Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in El Salvador, 2000–2014

00.050.10.150.22000200720142000: 0.1532001: 0.1742002: 0.1472003: 0.192004: 0.1692006: 0.1892007: 0.1972008: 0.1712009: 0.1842012: 0.1662014: 0.166

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2014, health workers, as a share of public formal employees in El Salvador stood at 0.166.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public formal employees in El Salvador peaked at 0.1972 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1472, in 2002.

That places El Salvador 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in El Salvador, 2000 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1529
2001 0.1743 +14.0%
2002 0.1472 -15.5%
2003 0.19 +29.0%
2004 0.1689 -11.1%
2006 0.1892 +12.0%
2007 0.1972 +4.2%
2008 0.1709 -13.3%
2009 0.1844 +7.9%
2012 0.1662 -9.9%
2014 0.166 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.175 0.1472 0.1972 9
2010s 0.1661 0.166 0.1662 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 1 Australia 0.2638 compare
  2. 2 Chile 0.2161 compare
  3. 3 Republic of Moldova 0.1695 compare
  4. 5 Zambia 0.1507 compare
  5. 6 Costa Rica 0.1477 compare
  6. 7 Honduras 0.1358 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workers, as a share of public formal employees in El Salvador?
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in El Salvador was 0.166 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1972 in 2007.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1472 in 2002.
How does El Salvador rank for health workers, as a share of public formal employees?
El Salvador ranks 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2014.
Is health workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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